Effects of CwlM on autolysis and biofilm formation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis.

In conclusion, the cwlM gene plays a key regulatory role in biofilm formation in M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis. This study provided a theoretical basis for using peptidoglycan hydrolase as a target for the inhibition of biofilms.
PMID: 30563740 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - December 11, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wang C, Zhang Q, Tang X, An Y, Li S, Xu H, Li Y, Wang X, Luan W, Wang Y, Liu M, Yu L Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: research