Heparin stimulates biofilm formation of Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917.

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that heparin stimulated EcN biofilm formation. Both the sulfation and chain-length of heparin contributed to the enhancement of EcN biofilm formation. This study increases the understanding of how heparin affects biofilm formation, indicating the potential role of heparin in promoting intestinal colonization of probiotics that antagonize pathogen infections. PMID: 33011901 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biotechnology Letters - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tags: Biotechnol Lett Source Type: research