The role of extracellular DNA in the establishment, maintenance and perpetuation of bacterial biofilms

Extracellular DNA Shields against Aminoglycosides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2013) Wen-Chi Chiang et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Extracellular DNA in adhesion and biofilm formation of four environmental isolates: a quantitative study

(2013) Lone Tang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Escherichia coli toxin gene hipA affects biofilm formation and DNA release

(2013) J. Zhao et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Pyocyanin Facilitates Extracellular DNA Binding to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Influencing Cell Surface Properties and Aggregation

(2013) Theerthankar Das et al.   PLoS One

Self-organization of bacterial biofilms is facilitated by extracellular DNA

(2013) E. S. Gloag et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular analysis of methanogenic archaea in the forestomach of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

(2012) Benoit St-Pierre et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Extracellular M. tuberculosis DNA Targets Bacteria for Autophagy by Activating the Host DNA-Sensing Pathway

(2012) Robert O. Watson et al.   CELL

Neutrophil extracellular traps: Is immunity the second function of chromatin?

(2012) Volker Brinkmann et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Extracellular DNA within a NontypeableHaemophilus influenzae-Induced Biofilm Binds Human Beta Defensin-3 and Reduces Its Antimicrobial Activity

(2012) Eric A. Jones et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

Involvement of three meningococcal surface-exposed proteins, the heparin-binding protein NhbA, the α-peptide of IgA protease and the autotransporter protease NalP, in initiation of biofilm formation

(2012) Jesús Arenas et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

DNA Builds and Strengthens the Extracellular Matrix in Myxococcus xanthus Biofilms by Interacting with Exopolysaccharides

(2012) Wei Hu et al.   PLoS One

Extracellular DNA Release by Undomesticated Bacillus subtilis Is Regulated by Early Competence

(2012) Olga Zafra et al.   PLoS One

Enterococcus faecalis Produces Abundant Extracellular Structures Containing DNA in the Absence of Cell Lysis during Early Biofilm Formation

(2012) A. M. T. Barnes et al.   mBio

Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in Innate Immune Defense Against Staphylococcus Aureus

(2011) Giampiero Pietrocola et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

New Trends in Diagnosis and Control Strategies for Implant Infections

(2011) Carla Renata Arciola et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Surface-Localized Spermidine Protects the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane from Antibiotic Treatment and Oxidative Stress

(2011) L. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Deletion of  54 (rpoN) Alters the Rate of Autolysis and Biofilm Formation in Enterococcus faecalis

(2011) V. S. Iyer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus CidA and LrgA Proteins Exhibit Holin-Like Properties

(2011) D. K. Ranjit et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

(2011) L. R. Thurlow et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Role of eDNA on the Adhesion Forces betweenStreptococcus mutansand Substratum Surfaces: Influence of Ionic Strength and Substratum Hydrophobicity

(2011) Theerthankar Das et al.   LANGMUIR

Extracellular nucleases and extracellular DNA play important roles in Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation

(2011) Andrea Seper et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

DNA-mediated bacterial aggregation is dictated by acid–base interactions

(2011) Theerthankar Das et al.   Soft Matter

Role of Extracellular DNA in Initial Bacterial Adhesion and Surface Aggregation

(2010) T. Das et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role of Extracellular DNA during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes

(2010) M. Harmsen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Prevention of bacterial adhesion

(2010) Per Klemm et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biological control of microbial attachment: a promising alternative for mitigating membrane biofouling

(2010) Yanghui Xiong et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Global regulator H-NS and lipoprotein NlpI influence production of extracellular DNA in Escherichia coli

(2010) Viviana Sanchez-Torres et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

The 2009 Garrod Lecture: The evolution of antimicrobial resistance: a Darwinian perspective

(2010) R. Sykes   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Increased Expression of the Type IV Secretion System in Piliated Neisseria gonorrhoeae Variants

(2010) W. Salgado-Pabon et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Catabolite Control Protein A Controls Hydrogen Peroxide Production and Cell Death in Streptococcus sanguinis

(2010) L. Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

(2010) J.B. Kaplan   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Prophage Spontaneous Activation Promotes DNA Release Enhancing Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Margarida Carrolo et al.   PLoS One

Dispersal of Biofilms by Secreted, Matrix Degrading, Bacterial DNase

(2010) Reindert Nijland et al.   PLoS One

Beta toxin catalyzes formation of nucleoprotein matrix in staphylococcal biofilms

(2010) M. J. Huseby et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extracellular DNA and Type IV pili mediate surface attachment by Acidovorax temperans

(2009) Björn D. Heijstra et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

DNA as an Adhesin: Bacillus cereus Requires Extracellular DNA To Form Biofilms

(2009) S. Vilain et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Control of Microbial Adhesion as a Strategy for Food and Bioprocess Technology

(2009) Emiliane Andrade Araújo et al.   Food and Bioprocess Technology

Interactions of DNA with Biofilm-Derived Membrane Vesicles

(2009) S. R. Schooling et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

An Overlap between the Control of Programmed Cell Death in Bacillus anthracis and Sporulation

(2009) L. Chandramohan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Intercellular adhesion and biocide resistance in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae biofilms

(2009) Era A. Izano et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

A fratricidal mechanism is responsible for eDNA release and contributes to biofilm development ofEnterococcus faecalis

(2009) Vinai Chittezham Thomas et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Modulation of eDNA Release and Degradation Affects Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

(2009) Ethan E. Mann et al.   PLoS One

Effect of DNase and Antibiotics on Biofilm Characteristics

(2008) G. V. Tetz et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Specific Molecular Recognition and Nonspecific Contributions to Bacterial Interaction Forces

(2008) H. J. Busscher et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of biofilm matrix, degradation by DNase treatment and evidence of capsule downregulation in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates

(2008) Luanne Hall-Stoodley et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Role of DNA in Bacterial Aggregation

(2008) Hui-Hui Liu et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Roles of type IV pili, flagellum-mediated motility and extracellular DNA in the formation of mature multicellular structures inPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilms

(2008) Kim B. Barken et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of AtlL, a bifunctional autolysin ofStaphylococcus lugdunensiswithN-acetylglucosaminidase andN-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine amidase activities

(2008) Ingrid Bourgeois et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Molecular properties of the putative autolysin AtlWM encoded by Staphylococcus warneri M: Mutational and biochemical analyses of the amidase and glucosaminidase domains

(2008) Ken-ji Yokoi et al.   GENE

Streptococcal Antagonism in Oral Biofilms: Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii Interference with Streptococcus mutans

(2008) J. Kreth et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Regulation of Autolysis-Dependent Extracellular DNA Release by Enterococcus faecalis Extracellular Proteases Influences Biofilm Development

(2008) V. C. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Molecular Control of Bacterial Death and Lysis

(2008) K. C. Rice et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Forces involved in bacterial adhesion to hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces

(2008) N. P. Boks et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Extracellular DNA Chelates Cations and Induces Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2008) Heidi Mulcahy et al.   PLoS Pathogens