Molecular Microbiology

New molecular microbiology research has been reported by scientists at Indiana University, Department of Biology

Published in Genetics and Environmental Business Week, March 13th, 2008

Fresh data on molecular microbiology are presented in the report 'Division of labour during Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation.' "Biofilms are multicellular aggregates of bacteria that are organized by an extracellular matrix. A key determinant of biofilm formation by a variety of bacteria is the proper regulation and assembly of the matrix components," scientists in the United States report.

"In this issue of Molecular Microbiology, Chai et al. present the surprising finding that the genes encoding the components of the extracellular matrix in Bacillus subtilis are expressed in only a subpopulation of cells. Their results indicate that biofilms contain specialized...

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Business Week (2008-03-13)

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