Abstract
A screen for nonsliding mutants of Mycobacterium smegmatis yielded 20 mutants with transposon insertions in the mps gene, which is involved in glycopeptidolipid biosynthesis. One mutant had an insertion in a gene predicted to encode a membrane transport protein. All mutants lacked glycopeptidolipids and were unable to form biofilms on polyvinyl chloride.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Biofilms
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Carrier Proteins / genetics*
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Chemotaxis / genetics*
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Membrane Proteins / chemistry
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Membrane Proteins / isolation & purification
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mycobacterium smegmatis / genetics*
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Open Reading Frames
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Polyvinyl Chloride
Substances
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Carrier Proteins
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Membrane Proteins
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Polyvinyl Chloride