The Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Polysaccharide Intercellular AdhesinA Molecular and Biochemical Approach
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Exopolysaccharides play a crucial role in the formation of biofilms and biofilm resistance to antimicrobials and innate host defense. Here we describe methods to analyze and quantify polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA), a biofilm exopolysaccharide made of N -acetylglucosamine that is found in staphylococci and many other bacterial biofilm-forming pathogens.