| Description | Wild strains of Bacillus subtilis are capable of forming architecturally complex multicellular communities of cells known as biofilms. They display a high degree of spatiotemporal organisation [ ]. Exopolysaccharides may be responsible for binding chains of cells together in bundles [].The six genes that are involved in the formation of biofilms are yhxB (encoding a putative phosphohexomutase that may mediate exopolysaccharide synthesis), sipW (encoding a signal peptidase), ecsB (encoding an ABC transporter subunit), yqeK (encoding a putative phosphatase), ylbF (encoding a regulatory protein), and ymcA (a gene of unknown function) [ ]. | Name | Biofilm formation YmcA |
| Short Name | Biofilm_formation_YmcA | Type | Family |
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