Campylobacter jejuni biofilms contain extracellular DNA and are sensitive to DNase I treatment

Biofilms make an important contribution to survival and transmission of bacterial pathogens in the food chain. The human pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is known to form biofilms in vitro in food chain-relevant conditions, but the exact roles and composition of the extracellular matrix are still not c...

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Main Authors: Brown, Helen L., Hanman, Kate, Reuter, Mark, Betts, Roy P., van Vliet, Arnoud H. M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498105/