Bacterial alginate biosynthesis - recent progress and future prospects

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Extension, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK ABSTRACT The extracellular polysaccharide alginate has been widely associated with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the cystic fibrosis lung. However, it i...

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Published in:Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) 1998-05, Vol.144 (5), p.1133-1143
Main Author: Gacesa, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alginates - chemistry
Alginates - metabolism
Azotobacter
Azotobacter - genetics
Azotobacter - metabolism
Azotobacter vinelandii - genetics
Azotobacter vinelandii - metabolism
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacteriology
Biofilms
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glucuronic Acid
Hexuronic Acids
Metabolism. Enzymes
Microbiology
Polysaccharides, Bacterial - biosynthesis
Polysaccharides, Bacterial - chemistry
Pseudomonas - genetics
Pseudomonas - metabolism
Pseudomonas - pathogenicity
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - genetics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - metabolism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - pathogenicity
Space life sciences
Virulence
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Summary:Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Extension, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK ABSTRACT The extracellular polysaccharide alginate has been widely associated with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the cystic fibrosis lung. However, it is clear that alginate biosynthesis is a more widespread phenomenon. Alginate plays a key role as a virulence factor of plant-pathogenic pseudomonads, in the formation of biofilms and with the encystment process of Azotobacter spp. Keywords: alginate, exopolysaccharide, Pseudomonas , Azotobacter
ISSN:1350-0872
1465-2080
DOI:10.1099/00221287-144-5-1133