Weak Rolling Adhesion Enhances Bacterial Surface Colonization
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Weak rolling adhesion enhances bacterial surface colonization.
Bacterial adhesion to and subsequent colonization of surfaces are the first steps toward forming biofilms, which are a major concern for implanted medical devices and in many diseases. It has generally been assumed that strong irreversible adhesion is a necessary step for biofilm formation. However, some bacteria, such as Escherichia coli when binding to mannosylated surfaces via the adhesive p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.00899-06