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

Wei Hu; Lina Li; Shivani Sharma; Jing Wang; Ian McHardy; Renate Lux; Zhe Yang; Xuesong He; James K. Gimzewski; Yuezhong Li; Wenyuan Shi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051905

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

Wei Hu,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Lina Li,

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Shivani Sharma,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Jing Wang,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Ian McHardy,

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Renate Lux,

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Zhe Yang,

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Xuesong He,

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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James K. Gimzewski,

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics Satellite (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
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Yuezhong Li,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Wenyuan Shi

* E-mail: wenyuan@ucla.edu

Affiliation School of Dentistry and Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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DNA Builds and Strengthens the Extracellular Matrix in Myxococcus xanthus Biofilms by Interacting with Exopolysaccharides

Wei Hu,
Lina Li,
Shivani Sharma,
Jing Wang,
Ian McHardy,
Renate Lux,
Zhe Yang,
Xuesong He,
James K. Gimzewski,
Yuezhong Li

Published: December 26, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051905

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