Biofilm Formation by Psychrobacter arcticus and the Role of a Large Adhesin in Attachment to Surfaces

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Hinsa-Leasure, Shannon M., Koid, Cassandra, Tiedje, James M., Schultzhaus, Janna N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
• Subjects: Environmental Microbiology; Lone; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697580; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23603675; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00867-13

Psychrobacter arcticus strain 273-4, an isolate from a Siberian permafrost core, is capable of forming biofilms when grown in minimal medium under laboratory conditions. Biofilms form at 4 to 22°C when acetate is supplied as the lone carbon source and with 1 to 7% sea salt. P. arcticus is also capab...