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1Laboratoire ERRMECe-EA1391, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 5 mail Gay-Lussac CS 20601 Neuville, 95031 Cergy-Pontoise cedex, France.
Trends in Microbiology
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Bacteria can build a biofilm matrix scaffold from exopolysaccharides or proteins, and DNA. In a recent report, Taglialegna and colleagues show that pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus produces a protein scaffold based on amyloid assembly of fragments from the biofilm-associated protein. Amyloidogenesis occurs in response to environmental signals.
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