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Bacterial alginate biosynthesis – recent progress and future prospects Free

Abstract

The extracellular polysaccharide alginate has been widely associated with chronic 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 spp.

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Keyword(s): alginate , Azotobacter , exopolysaccharide and Pseudomonas
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