title: Influence of plasmid pO157 on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sakai biofilm formation.
abstract: The role of plasmid pO157 in biofilm formation was investigated using wild-type and pO157-cured Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sakai. Compared to the wild type, the biofilm formed by the pO157-cured mutant produced fewer extracellular carbohydrates, had lower viscosity, and did not give rise to colony morphology variants that hyperadhered to solid surfaces.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA.
authors: Ji Youn
authors: JY
authors: Lim
authors: Hyun Joon
authors: HJ
authors: La
authors: Haiqing
authors: H
authors: Sheng
authors: Larry J
authors: LJ
authors: Forney
authors: Carolyn J
authors: CJ
authors: Hovde
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000235:genetics; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial