Biofilm formation by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

• Published in: FEMS microbiology letters Vol. 362; no. 15; p. fnv120
• Main Authors: Timmaraju, Venkata Arun, Theophilus, Priyanka A. S., Balasubramanian, Kunthavai, Shakih, Shafiq, Luecke, David F., Sapi, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Atomic force microscopy; Biofilms; Biofilms - growth & development; Borrelia; Borrelia - classification; Borrelia - physiology; Borrelia - ultrastructure; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia burgdorferi - physiology; Borrelia burgdorferi - ultrastructure; Borrelia burgdorferi Group - physiology; Borrelia burgdorferi Group - ultrastructure; Europe; Exopolysaccharides; Histochemistry; Lyme disease; Lyme Disease - microbiology; Microbial activity; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Microscopy; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Nucleic acids; Phenotype; Polysaccharides; Polysaccharides, Bacterial - physiology; Saccharides; United States; Vector-borne diseases; United States; Europe; atomic force microscopy; EPS; biofilm; Borrelia afzelii; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia garinii

Bacterial biofilms are microbial communities held together by an extracellular polymeric substance matrix predominantly composed of polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids. We had previously shown that Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the causative organism of Lyme disease in the United State...