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Foliar Application of Biofilm Formation–Inhibiting Compounds Enhances Control of Citrus Canker Caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

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Control of nanofiltration membrane biofouling by Pseudomonas aeruginosa using d-tyrosine

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SlrA/SinR/SlrR inhibits motility gene expression upstream of a hypersensitive and hysteretic switch at the level of σD in Bacillus subtilis

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(2012) Kazuo Kobayashi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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An accessory protein required for anchoring and assembly of amyloid fibres in B. subtilis biofilms

(2011) Diego Romero et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Bacterial biofilm shows persistent resistance to liquid wetting and gas penetration

(2010) A. K. Epstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms

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D-Amino Acids Trigger Biofilm Disassembly

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Microbial Electrosynthesis: Feeding Microbes Electricity To Convert Carbon Dioxide and Water to Multicarbon Extracellular Organic Compounds

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Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation inBacillus subtilis

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D-Amino Acids Govern Stationary Phase Cell Wall Remodeling in Bacteria

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(2008) James D. Bryers   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

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(2008) Kazuo Kobayashi   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY