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Staphylococcus aureus biofilms (here visualized using scanning electron microscopy) include a matrix composed of polysaccharides, extracellular DNA (eDNA), and proteins including amyloid fibers. The presence of eDNA in S. aureus biofilms promotes the formation of amyloid fibers. For details, see the article by Schwartz et al . on pp. 123–134 of this issue.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/mmi.13175
Subject(s) - biofilm , extracellular polysaccharide , extracellular matrix , staphylococcus aureus , biology , dna , extracellular , amyloid (mycology) , polysaccharide , matrix (chemical analysis) , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , materials science , botany , composite material