Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides Involved in Biofilm Formation.docVIP

Molecules 2009, 14, 2535-2554; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Review Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides Involved in Biofilm Formation Barbara Vu 1,2, Miao Chen 2, Russell J. Crawford 1 and Elena P. Ivanova 1,* 1 Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia 2 CSIRO Minerals, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: eivanova@.au; Tel.: +61-3 Fax: +61-3Received: 18 M