MicrobiologybioRxiv
Discovery and characterization of a Gram-positive Pel polysaccharide biosynthetic gene cluster
G. B. Whitfield, L. S. Marmont, C. Bundalovic-Torma…·P. L. Howell
The paper identifies and characterizes a Pel polysaccharide biosynthetic gene cluster in Gram-positive bacteria, showing its role in biofilm formation and regulation by c-di-GMP.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008281