Low concentrations of ethanol stimulate biofilm and pellicle formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

作者:Tashiro Yosuke; Inagaki Aya; Ono Kaori; Inaba Tomohiro; Yawata Yutaka; Uchiyam Hiroo; Nomura Nobuhiko*
来源:Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 2014, 78(1): 178-181.
DOI:10.1080/09168451.2014.877828

摘要

Biofilms are communities of surface-attached microbial cells that resist environmental stresses. In this study, we found that low concentrations of ethanol increase biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 but not in a mutant of it lacking both Psl and Pel exopolysaccharides. Low concentrations of ethanol also increased pellicle formation at the air-liquid interface.

  • 出版日期2014-1-2