Assertion: pel polysaccharide | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: for biofilm formation by this organism
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Herein, we show that one of these pel gene clusters, pelDEA DA FG, from Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, is involved in the biosynthesis of a Pel-like polysaccharide which is essential for biofilm formation by this organism.