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Biofilm-associated proteins

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 329; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.crvi.2006.07.008

1768-3238

Cristina Latasa, Cristina Solano, José R. Penadés, Íñigo Lasa,

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Although exopolysaccharides are important and often essential compounds of the biofilm matrix, recent evidences suggest that a group of surface proteins plays a leading role during the development of the microbial communities. The first member of this group of proteins was described in a Staphylococcus aureus bovine mastitis isolate and was named Bap, for biofilm-associated protein. Later on, other surface proteins homologous to Bap and involved in biofilm development have been described in many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In this review, we have summarized our knowledge about three members of this group of proteins: Bap of S. aureus, Esp of Enterococcus faecalis and BapA of Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis. To cite this article: C. Latasa et al., C. R. Biologies 329 (2006).