Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Orwin, Paul
Second Advisor
Chao, Mike
Third Advisor
Newcomb, Laura
Abstract
This study investigated swarming by Variovoras paradoxus EPS to understand the genes involved and the mechanisms for swarming motility. Swarming motility is defined as a movement on a surface requiring surfactant and flagella. Swarming is a differentiation process in which bacteria enter into an excited state of constant movement. The mechanism for swarming is driven by nutrient factors, and is not based on specific development stages of the bacterial life cycle.
Recommended Citation
Fredendall, Richard John, "Genetic analysis of the gene VARPA_4519 encoding a nonribosomal peptide synthetase crucial for surfactant production in Variovorax paradoxus EPS" (2013). Theses Digitization Project. 4272.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/4272
