YuaB functions synergistically with the exopolysaccharide and TasA amyloid fibers to allow biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.

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Published in J Bacteriol on July 08, 2011

Authors

Adam Ostrowski1, Angela Mehert, Alan Prescott, Taryn B Kiley, Nicola R Stanley-Wall

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Molecular Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, United Kingdom.

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