The interconnection between biofilm formation and horizontal gene transfer

Increased Transfer of a Multidrug Resistance Plasmid in Escherichia coli Biofilms at the Air-Liquid Interface

(2011) Jaroslaw E. Król et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Archaeal type IV pilus-like structures—evolutionarily conserved prokaryotic surface organelles

(2011) Mecky Pohlschroder et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Growth dependence of conjugation explains limited plasmid invasion in biofilms: an individual-based modelling study

(2011) Brian V. Merkey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bacterial cooperation controlled by mobile elements: kin selection versus infectivity

(2011) T Giraud et al.   HEREDITY

Bacterial cooperation controlled by mobile elements: kin selection and infectivity are part of the same process

(2011) D J Rankin et al.   HEREDITY

Type 3 Fimbriae and Biofilm Formation Are Regulated by the Transcriptional Regulators MrkHI in Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2011) J. G. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

More than One Way To Control Hair Growth: Regulatory Mechanisms in Enterobacteria That Affect Fimbriae Assembled by the Chaperone/Usher Pathway

(2011) S. Clegg et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A shared mechanism of SoxR activation by redox-cycling compounds

(2011) Lars E. P. Dietrich et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Cell-to-Cell Transformation in Escherichia coli: A Novel Type of Natural Transformation Involving Cell-Derived DNA and a Putative Promoting Pheromone

(2011) Rika Etchuuya et al.   PLoS One

A Molecular Mechanism for Bacterial Susceptibility to Zinc

(2011) Christopher A. McDevitt et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Prevalence and Dissemination of oqxAB in Escherichia coli Isolates from Animals, Farmworkers, and the Environment

(2010) J. Zhao et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER AND THE EVOLUTION OF BACTERIAL COOPERATION

(2010) Sorcha E. Mc Ginty et al.   EVOLUTION

TOL plasmid carriage enhances biofilm formation and increases extracellular DNA content in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

(2010) Paul W. D'Alvise et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

What traits are carried on mobile genetic elements and why?

(2010) D J Rankin et al.   HEREDITY

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

(2010) Niels Høiby et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Exposure of conjugative plasmid carrying Escherichia coli biofilms to male-specific bacteriophages

(2010) Thithiwat May et al.   ISME Journal

Role of MrkJ, a Phosphodiesterase, in Type 3 Fimbrial Expression and Biofilm Formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2010) J. G. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A review of current and emergent biofilm control strategies

(2010) Manuel Simões et al.   LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Plasmid rearrangements and alterations in Azospirillum brasilense biofilm formation

(2010) L. P. Petrova et al.   MICROBIOLOGY

Mobility of Plasmids

(2010) C. Smillie et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Characterization and global gene expression of F− phenocopies during Escherichia coli biofilm formation

(2010) Thithiwat May et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

A molecular mechanism that stabilizes cooperative secretions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2010) Joao B. Xavier et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Complete genome sequence of the incompatibility group I1 plasmid R64

(2010) Gen-ichi Sampei et al.   PLASMID

A novel conjugative plasmid from Enterococcus faecalis E99 enhances resistance to ultraviolet radiation

(2010) Phillip S. Coburn et al.   PLASMID

Functional analysis of the finO distal region of plasmid R1

(2010) Monika R. Nuk et al.   PLASMID

CRISPR/Cas, the Immune System of Bacteria and Archaea

(2010) P. Horvath et al.   SCIENCE

oqxAB Encoding a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Human Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae

(2009) H. B. Kim et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Influence of Plasmid pO157 on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sakai Biofilm Formation

(2009) J. Y. Lim et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Conjugative Plasmid Transfer and Adhesion Dynamics in an Escherichia coli Biofilm

(2009) C.-L. Y. Ong et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Horizontal Gene Transfer of the Secretome Drives the Evolution of Bacterial Cooperation and Virulence

(2009) Teresa Nogueira et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool

(2009) A. Norman et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Role of Mutation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development

(2009) Tim C. R. Conibear et al.   PLoS One

Autoinducer-2 Triggers the Oxidative Stress Response in Mycobacterium avium, Leading to Biofilm Formation

(2008) H. Geier et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The R1 Conjugative Plasmid Increases Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation through an Envelope Stress Response

(2008) X. Yang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Type IV pili: paradoxes in form and function

(2008) Lisa Craig et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Patchy distribution of flexible genetic elements in bacterial populations mediates robustness to environmental uncertainty

(2008) Holger Heuer et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Escherichia coli Harboring a Natural IncF Conjugative F Plasmid Develops Complex Mature Biofilms by Stimulating Synthesis of Colanic Acid and Curli

(2008) T. May et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Type 3 fimbriae, encoded by the conjugative plasmid pOLA52, enhance biofilm formation and transfer frequencies in Enterobacteriaceae strains

(2008) M. Burmolle et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Type IV pili: e pluribus unum?

(2008) Vladimir Pelicic   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms

(2008) Philip S. Stewart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Nucleotide sequence of pOLA52: A conjugative IncX1 plasmid from Escherichia coli which enables biofilm formation and multidrug efflux

(2008) Anders Norman et al.   PLASMID

Redox-Active Antibiotics Control Gene Expression and Community Behavior in Divergent Bacteria

(2008) L. E. P. Dietrich et al.   SCIENCE

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Natural Environments

(2008) J. L. Martinez   SCIENCE