Genes That Influence Swarming Motility and Biofilm Formation in Variovorax paradoxus EPS

Michael J. Pehl; William David Jamieson; Karen Kong; Jessica L. Forbester; Richard J. Fredendall; Glenn A. Gregory; Jacob E. McFarland; Jessica M. Healy; Paul M. Orwin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031832

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Genes That Influence Swarming Motility and Biofilm Formation in Variovorax paradoxus EPS

Michael J. Pehl,

Affiliation Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America
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William David Jamieson,

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Karen Kong,

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Jessica L. Forbester,

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Richard J. Fredendall,

Affiliation Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America
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Glenn A. Gregory,

Affiliations Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Jacob E. McFarland,

Affiliations Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America, UCSF School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Jessica M. Healy,

Affiliations Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America, UCD Department of Public Health Sciences 5215 VM3A, Davis, California, United States of America
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Paul M. Orwin

* E-mail: porwin@csusb.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America
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Genes That Influence Swarming Motility and Biofilm Formation in Variovorax paradoxus EPS

Michael J. Pehl,
William David Jamieson,
Karen Kong,
Jessica L. Forbester,
Richard J. Fredendall,
Glenn A. Gregory,
Jacob E. McFarland,
Jessica M. Healy,
Paul M. Orwin

Published: February 21, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031832

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