urinary tract infections (utis) are significant health problem, with escherichia coli as the primary pathogen in proximally 80% of cases. the adhesion of e coli to the host cell can be influenced by cell surface hydrophobicity (csh) and is an important factor for the development of infections. this study was conducted to find the relation between csh and one of the adhesions (mannose resistant ...

We have shown previously that carbohydrate-specific bacterial adhesion to a non-physiological surface can be photocontrolled by reversible E/Z isomerisation using azobenzene-functionalised sugars. Here, this approach is applied to the surface of human cells. We show not only that bacterial adhesion to the azobenzene glycoside-modified cell surface is higher in the E than in the Z state, but add...

Application of antimicrobial chemicals is a general procedure in the cleaning and disinfection of food-contacting surfaces. Adhesion to glass surfaces and chemically induced detachment of Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 13525(T) were studied in situ, under flow conditions, in a well-controlled parallel plate flow chamber (PPFC). Ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)...