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Site bhsA

• Name: bhsA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1112	MG1655 locus tag
  ycfR

  
  
• Mnemonic: biofilm--hydrophobicity and stress response
• Left End Point: 25.18
• Right End Point: 25.19
  Products:

  stress resistant protein, putative OMP, influencing biofilm formation

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  bhsA774(del)::kan

  bhsA791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13436
  EcoliWiki	bhsA

  
  
• Comment:
  • expression induced in biofilm. function unknown
• References:
  • Ren, D., L.A. Bedzyk, S.M. Thomas, R.W. Ye, T.K. Wood 2004. Gene expression in Escherichia coli biofilms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 64:515-524
  
  
  • Zhang, XS, R García-Contreras, TK Wood 2007. YcfR (BhsA) influences Escherichia coli biofilm formation through stress response and surface hydrophobicity. J. Bacteriol. 189(8):3051-62.