Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron uses a widespread extracellular DNase to promote bile-dependent biofilm formation
N. BECHON, J. MIHAJLOVIC, A.-A. LOPES, S. VENDRELL-FERNANDEZ, J. DESCHAMPS, R. BRIANDET, O. SISMEIRO, I. MARTIN-VERSTRAETE, B. DUPUY, J.-M. GHIGO
This study identifies bile as a trigger for biofilm formation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and shows that extracellular DNA degradation by DNase BT3563 is essential for this process.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2021Microbiology