Evaluating Metabolic Pathways and Biofilm Formation in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Cierra M. Isom, Blake Fort, Gregory G. Anderson
Abstract
) to probe the metabolic circuitry potentially involved in biofilm development. The results of our study indicate that S. maltophilia displays unique metabolic activities, which could be exploited for inhibiting growth and biofilm formation of this pathogen.
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmStenotrophomonas maltophiliaBiologyMicrobiologyMetabolic pathwayBacteriaBiochemistryGlycolysisVirulencePhosphoglycerate mutaseMutantEnzymeMetabolismPathogenAmino acidMetabolic networkBiosynthesisPseudomonas aeruginosaHuman pathogenStenotrophomonasCarbohydrate metabolismPseudomonadaceaeEnterobacteriaceaeInfections and bacterial resistanceFecal contamination and water qualityBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing