EbpR Is Important for Biofilm Formation by Activating Expression of the Endocarditis and Biofilm-Associated Pilus Operon ( ebpABC ) of Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 189 (17) , 6490-6493
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00594-07
Abstract
We identify ef1090 (renamed ebpR) and show its importance for the transcriptional regulation of expression of the Enterococcus faecalis pilus operon, ebpABC. An ebpR deletion (DeltaebpR) mutant was found to have reduced ebpABC expression with loss of pilus production and a defect in primary adherence with, as a consequence, reduced biofilm formation.Keywords
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