ArticleMicrobiology insights2021
The Matrix Revisited: Opening Night for the Pel Polysaccharide Across Eubacterial Kingdoms.
Article in Microbiology insights, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm exopolysaccharides: assembly, function, and degradation.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2023Review
- Strategy to combat biofilms: a focus on biofilm dispersal enzymes.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2023Review
- Small Molecule Inhibition of an Exopolysaccharide Modification Enzyme is a Viable Strategy To Block Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pel Biofilm Formation.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- Is biofilm formation intrinsic to the origin of life?Environmental microbiology · 2023Article
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- The Pel polysaccharide is predominantly composed of a dimeric repeat of α-1,4 linked galactosamine and N-acetylgalactosamine.Communications biology · 2022Article
- DifferentMicroorganisms · 2021Article
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Abstract
Bacteria synthesize and export adhesive macromolecules to enable biofilm formation. These macromolecules, collectively called the biofilm matrix, are structurally varied and often unique to specific bacterial species or subspecies. This heterogeneity in matrix utilization makes it difficult to facilitate direct comparison between biofilm formation mechanisms of different bacterial species. Despite this, some matrix components, in particular the polysaccharides poly-β-1,6-
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