The Extra-Cytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor SigX Modulates Biofilm and Virulence-Related Properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Gwendoline Gicquel; Emeline Bouffartigues; Manjeet Bains; Virginie Oxaran; Thibaut Rosay; Olivier Lesouhaitier; Nathalie Connil; Alexis Bazire; Olivier Maillot; Magalie Bénard; Pierre Cornelis; Robert E. W. Hancock; Alain Dufour; Marc G. J. Feuilloley; Nicole Orange; Eric Déziel; Sylvie Chevalier

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080407

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The Extra-Cytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor SigX Modulates Biofilm and Virulence-Related Properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Gwendoline Gicquel,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Emeline Bouffartigues,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Manjeet Bains,

Affiliation Centre for Microbal Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Virginie Oxaran,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Thibaut Rosay,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Olivier Lesouhaitier,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Nathalie Connil,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Alexis Bazire,

Affiliation IUEM, Université de Bretagne-Sud (UEB), Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Chimie Marines EA 3884, Lorient, France
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Olivier Maillot,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Magalie Bénard,

Affiliation Cell Imaging Platform of Normandy (PRIMACEN), IRIB, Faculty of Sciences, University of Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Pierre Cornelis,

Affiliation Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Research group Microbiology, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Robert E. W. Hancock,

Affiliation Centre for Microbal Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Alain Dufour,

Affiliation IUEM, Université de Bretagne-Sud (UEB), Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Chimie Marines EA 3884, Lorient, France
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Marc G. J. Feuilloley,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Nicole Orange,

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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Eric Déziel,

Affiliation INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Québec, Canada
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Sylvie Chevalier

* E-mail: sylvie.chevalier@univ-rouen.fr

Affiliation Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Signaux et Micro-environnement EA 4312, Evreux, France
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The Extra-Cytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor SigX Modulates Biofilm and Virulence-Related Properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Gwendoline Gicquel,
Emeline Bouffartigues,
Manjeet Bains,
Virginie Oxaran,
Thibaut Rosay,
Olivier Lesouhaitier,
Nathalie Connil,
Alexis Bazire,
Olivier Maillot,
Magalie Bénard

Published: November 18, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080407

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