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ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 202, Issue 6, Pages 1517-1527Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01864-5
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Osmolarity; Biofilm; Curli
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- UK Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- BBSRC CASE studentship
- BBSRC [BB/I006834/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Biofilm formation is a harmful phenomenon in many areas, such as in industry and clinically, but offers advantages in the field of biocatalysis for the generation of robust biocatalytic platforms. In this work, we optimised growth conditions for the production of Escherichia coli biofilms by three strains (PHL644, a K-12 derivative with enhanced expression of the adhesin curli; the commercially-used strain BL21; and the probiotic Nissle 1917) on a variety of surfaces (plastics, stainless steel and PTFE). E. coli PHL644 and PTFE were chosen as optimal strain and substratum, respectively, and conditions (including medium, temperature, and glucose concentration) for biofilm growth were determined. Finally, the impact of these growth conditions on expression of the curli genes was determined using flow cytometry for planktonic and sedimented cells. We reveal new insights into the formation of biofilms and expression of curli in E. coli K-12 in response to environmental conditions.
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