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ArticleChemical science2017

Engineering microbial physiology with synthetic polymers: cationic polymers induce biofilm formation in

Nicolas Perez-Soto, Lauren Moule, Daniel N Crisan, Ignacio Insua, Leanne M Taylor-Smith, Kerstin Voelz, Francisco Fernandez-Trillo, Anne Marie Krachler

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Article in Chemical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Nicolas Perez-SotoSchool of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9911-8903
Lauren MouleSchool of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK.
Daniel N CrisanInstitute of Microbiology and Infection , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK . Email: f.fernandez-trillo@bham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6938-3765
Ignacio InsuaInstitute of Microbiology and Infection , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK . Email: f.fernandez-trillo@bham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5134-9910
Leanne M Taylor-SmithSchool of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK.
Kerstin VoelzSchool of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0973-4353
Francisco Fernandez-TrilloInstitute of Microbiology and Infection , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK . Email: f.fernandez-trillo@bham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6680-5683
Anne Marie KrachlerSchool of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , B15 2TT Birmingham , UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0936-0016
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology · CZ

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here we report the first application of non-bactericidal synthetic polymers to modulate the physiology of a bacterial pathogen. Poly(

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PMID28970909
PMCPMC5607900
OpenAlexW2616652943

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