Structural Stability of Burkholderia cenocepacia Biofilms Is Reliant on eDNA Structure and Presence of a Bacterial Nucleic Acid Binding Protein

• Laura A. Novotny,

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Amal O. Amer,

  Affiliation Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Center for Microbial Interface Biology and the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, and the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• M. Elizabeth Brockson,

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Steven D. Goodman ,

  * E-mail: Lauren.Bakaletz@NationwideChildrens.org (LOB); Steven.Goodman@NationwideChildrens.org (SDG)

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Lauren O. Bakaletz

  * E-mail: Lauren.Bakaletz@NationwideChildrens.org (LOB); Steven.Goodman@NationwideChildrens.org (SDG)

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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