Loss of flagellum-based motility by Listeria monocytogenes results in formation of hyperbiofilms.
Biofilm formation by the gram-positive, motile, food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes was demonstrated to occur by an ordered series of stages. Biofilm development involves flagellum-based motility, which when blocked decreases initial bacterial surface attachment but subsequently leads to the formation of hyperbiofilms, surface-attached communities reaching high density.
Todhanakasem
Tatsaporn
T
University of California, Davis, Food Sciences and Technology, Cruess Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Young
Glenn M
GM
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial