Bacterial adhesion involves the attachment (or deposition) of bacteria on the surface (solid, gel layer, etc.). This ... Jeremy A. Redman, Sharon L. Walker and Menachem Elimelech, Bacterial adhesion and transport in porous media: role of the ... The motility of bacteria also has a significant effect on the bacterial adhesion. Nonmotile and motile bacteria showed ... system has currently been used for the experiment of bacterial adhesion with the verification of DLVO theory. It is a well- ...

Prokaryotes have adhesion molecules on their cell surface termed bacterial adhesins, apart from using its pili (fimbriae) and ... Anti-adhesion therapy can be used to prevent infection by targeting adhesion molecules either on the pathogen or on the host ... Pizarro-Cerdá, Javier; Cossart, Pascale (2006). "Bacterial Adhesion and Entry into Host Cells". Cell. 124 (4): 715-727. doi: ... Ofek, Itzhak; Hasty, David L; Sharon, Nathan (2003). "Anti-adhesion therapy of bacterial diseases: prospects and problems". ...

Islam, Salim T.; Mignot, Tâm (2015). "The mysterious nature of bacterial surface (Gliding) motility: A focal adhesion-based ... Bacterial swimming is used in bacterial taxis (mediated by specific receptors and signal transduction pathways) for the ... A bacterial biofilm is a bacterial community attached into a surface through extracellular polymeric materials. Prior to ... Dozens of these structures can exist on the bacterial and archaeal surface. Twitching motility is a form of crawling bacterial ...

... mucin adhesion blocks bacterial adhesion on surfaces. Consequently, the risk of bacterial attachment and infection is reduced. ... Due to the adsorption of BSM, the hydrophobicity of the surface decreases as well as the incidence of bacterial adhesion. Drug ... Just like the application above, the PAA polymer improved the adsorption of BSM on its surface to prevent bacterial adhesion ... While bacterial infections are common concerns in the medical, dental, and food industries, they are the primary cause of ...

Bacterial adhesion force quantification by fluidic force microscopy. (2015) Nanoscale, 7 (9), 4070 - 4079. doi:10.1039/ ... By measuring the adhesion of single cells, important information for different topics in biology and materialscience can be ... With FluidFM it is possible to increase the rate in which these experiments can be performed, and even to assess the adhesion ... By raising the probe, the force of the adhesion can be measured with pN resolution. The method to perform a single bacteria ...

Bacterial adhesion is particularly important for oral bacteria. Oral bacteria have evolved mechanisms to sense their ... However, a highly efficient innate host defense system constantly monitors the bacterial colonization and prevents bacterial ... In equilibrium, the bacterial biofilm produced by the fermentation of sugar in the mouth is quickly swept away by the saliva, ... Most of the bacterial species found in the mouth belong to microbial communities, called biofilms, a feature of which is inter- ...

Besides bacterial adhesion and cleaning, micro and nano pollutants (biological and manmade) is an area of contact lens research ... "Bacterial Adhesion to Worn Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses". Optometry and Vision Science. 85 (7): 520-525. doi:10.1097/OPX. ... "Bacterial adhesion to conventional hydrogel and new silicone hydrogel contact lens materials". Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol ... Bacterial keratitis and conjunctivitis. In: Smolin G, Thoft RA, editors. The Cornea. Scientific Foundations and Clinical ...

Mignot, T.; Shaevitz, J.; Hartzell, P.; Zusman, D. (2007). "Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding ... Bacterial gliding is a type of gliding motility that can also use pili for propulsion. The speed of gliding varies between ... "Focal adhesion complexes" and "treadmilling" of surface adhesins distributed along the cell body. The gliding motility of ... In the diagram above, right: Bacterial gliding is a process of motility whereby a bacterium can move under its own power. ...

Thanassi DG (2011). "The long and the short of bacterial adhesion regulation". J Bacteriol. 193 (2): 327-8. doi:10.1128/JB. ... Essentially, the main function of the YadA domain is to help cell adhesion and to increase virulence. YadA is a collagen- ... YadA is an example of an oligomeric coiled-coil adhesion (Oca). The Oca protein families are a subset of autotransporters, also ... The function is to promote their pathogenicity and virulence in host cells, though cell adhesion. YadA is found in three ...

"Evidence That Focal Adhesion Complexes Power Bacterial Gliding Motility". Science. 315 (5813): 853-856. Bibcode:2007Sci...315.. ... "Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility". Science. 315 (5813): 853-856. Bibcode:2007Sci...315.. ... The adhesion proteins are assembled at the leading pole of the cell, and disassembled at the trailing end of the cell. The ... The adhesion proteins may allow the cell to move across the substrate, while the slime propulsion system aids in lubrication. ...

"Evidence that focal adhesion complexes power bacterial gliding motility". Science. 315 (5813): 853-856. Bibcode:2007Sci...315.. ... He is known for his work in single-molecule biophysics, bacterial growth and motility, and animal behavior. Shaevitz completed ... His group also studies bacterial cell mechanics, including bending rigidity, turgor pressure and cell wall stiffness, and ... "The bacterial actin MreB rotates, and rotation depends on cell-wall assembly". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

These glycoproteins include proline-rich proteins that allow bacterial adhesion. Pellicle somewhat protects enamel, but not ... The surface of enamel and dentin attracts salivary glycoproteins and bacterial products creating the pellicle layer. This thin ...

The bacterial adhesion reduction is reached by Met I ad concentration similar to the plasmatic peak obtained after a single 300 ... Antiadhesive activity Erdosteine is able to interfere with bacterial adhesion. In fact, Met I can affect the integrity of the ... Erdosteine showed in vivo and in vitro synergistic activity with antibiotics, against bacterial adhesiveness, in patients with ... the opening of this bond can induce a morphological change that interferes with the binding of bacterial adhesin (fimbriae) to ...

Because of their antimicrobial activity, thiolated polymers are also used as coatings that avoid bacterial adhesion. Thiomers ... "N-acetylcysteine-functionalized coating avoids bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation". Sci. Rep. 7 (1): 17374. Bibcode: ... Interaction with a bacterial membrane model". React. Funct. Polym. 73 (10): 1384-1390. doi:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2013.01. ...

"A-type cranberry proanthocyanidins and uropathogenic bacterial anti-adhesion activity". Phytochemistry. 66 (18): 2281-91. doi: ... In vitro, A-type proanthocyanidins isolated from cranberry juice cocktail demonstrated anti-adhesion activity against E. coli ... and reduction of the risk of urinary tract infection by inhibiting the adhesion of certain bacteria in the urinary tract ...

The first step in the formation of biofilms is adhesion. The initial bacterial adhesion to surfaces involves the adhesin- ... First, the EPS formation takes place at the site of adhesion, it will be either produced on bacterial surfaces or secreted on ... and adhesion in their natural environments. Furthermore, the EPS layer acts as a nutrient trap, facilitating bacterial growth. ... subtilis and their role in bacterial adhesion". Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces. 146: 459-467. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb. ...

1994). "CD66 identifies the biliary glycoprotein (BGP) adhesion molecule: cloning, expression, and adhesion functions of the ... The encoded transmembrane protein directs phagocytosis of several bacterial species that is dependent on the small GTPase Rac. ... Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 3 (CEACAM3) also known as CD66d (Cluster of Differentiation 66d), is a ... "Entrez Gene: CEACAM3 carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 3". CEACAM3: an innate immune receptor directed ...

In the next 24 hours, this layer allows the process of bacterial adhesion to occur, with both diatoms and bacteria (e.g. Vibrio ... 2001), "Hydrophobicity in Bacterial Adhesion", Biofilm community interactions: chance or necessity? (PDF), BioLine, ISBN 978- ... Biofouling is divided into microfouling-biofilm formation and bacterial adhesion-and macrofouling-attachment of larger ... demonstrate a high correlation between their resistance to bacterial adhesion and their hydrophobicity. A study of the ...

This is possible due to the bacterial protein FimH, which mediates high adhesion in response to high flow. The lectin domain is ... Catch bonds also play a significant role in bacterial adhesion, most notably in Escherichia coli. E. coli and other bacteria ... Thomas WE, Trintchina E, Forero M, Vogel V, Sokurenko EV (June 2002). "Bacterial adhesion to target cells enhanced by shear ... Isberg RR, Barnes P (July 2003). "Dancing with the host: Flow-dependent bacterial adhesion". Cell. 110 (1): 1-4. doi:10.1016/ ...

The classic descriptions of LAD included recurrent bacterial infections, defects in neutrophil adhesion, and a delay in ... Leukocyte adhesion cascade Congenital disorder of glycosylation "Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency: Immunodeficiency Disorders: ... Types of leukocyte adhesion deficiency include LAD1, LAD2, and LAD3. LAD1 is the most common. Patients with LAD1 have an ... The adhesion defects result in poor leukocyte chemotaxis, particularly neutrophil, inability to form pus and neutrophilia. ...

"Inhibition of Bacterial Adhesion on Nanotextured Stainless Steel 316L by Electrochemical Etching". ACS Biomaterials Science & ... More recently, her research includes work wit hNanoparticle investigating how to prevent bacterial growth on surfaces. Champion ...

Fasciclin I is an insect neural cell adhesion molecule involved in axonal guidance that is attached to the membrane by a GPI- ... Bacterial immunogenic protein MPT70 (1 FAS1 domain). The FAS1 domains of both human periostin and BIgH3 proteins were found to ... Kim JE, Kim SJ, Lee BH, Park RW, Kim KS, Kim IS (October 2000). "Identification of motifs for cell adhesion within the repeated ... Fasciclin 2 Huber O, Sumper M (September 1994). "Algal-CAMs: isoforms of a cell adhesion molecule in embryos of the alga Volvox ...

YadA bacterial adhesin protein domain Type V secretion system Virulence factor Cell adhesion Outer membrane Gram negative ... they are a complex that aids adhesion to the ECM. Secretion is one method of transferring substances across the bacterial outer ... Bacteria use TAAs in order to infect their host cells via a process called cell adhesion. TAAs also go by another name, ... Function: Their role is to act as spacers by moving the head domains away from the bacterial cell surface and toward the ...

Simulation of bacterial attraction and adhesion to falling particles in an aquatic environment. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34: 514-530. ... In 2003, a new bacterial species was discovered that swim sideways and respond to differences in oxygen concentration at the ... The gradient-sensing mechanism in bacterial chemotaxis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 69: 2509 -2512. Adler, J. 1975. ... Mathematical modeling and quantitative characterization of bacterial motility and chemotaxis. In Modeling the Metabolic and ...

... and bacterial adhesion. They are secondarily absorbed to red blood cells giving rise to their Lewis phenotype. This gene is a ...

Critical for Reducing Bacterial Adhesion". Langmuir. 19 (17): 6912-6921. doi:10.1021/la034032m. ISSN 0743-7463. Vogel, Birte ... From 2006 until 2007, Gram participated in the Galathea 3 expeditions, and she is using the bacterial cultures initiated during ... Gram's research extends to investigations of the global distribution of bacterial species, and an examination of how the ... Lone Gram is Danish microbiologist known for her work in bacterial physiology, microbial communication, and biochemicals that ...

Lpp induces adhesion of neutrophils to human endothelial cells by activating the latter. Seltmann, Guntram; Holst, Otto (2002 ... Silhavy TJ, Kahne D, Walker S (2010). "The bacterial cell envelope". Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2 (5): a000414 ... Kovacs-Simon A, Titball RW, Michell SL (2011). "Lipoproteins of bacterial pathogens". Infection and Immunity. 79 (2): 548-61. ... The Bacterial Cell Wall. Berlin: Springer. pp. 81-82. ISBN 3-540-42608-6. Dramsi S, Magnet S, Davison S, Arthur M (2008). " ...

Redman, Jeremy A.; Walker, Sharon L.; Elimelech, Menachem (2004-03-01). "Bacterial Adhesion and Transport in Porous Media: Role ... Notable among his works is the demonstration and elucidation of the mechanisms of bacterial inactivation by carbon nanotubes ... "A Single-Walled-Carbon-Nanotube Filter for Removal of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens". Small. 4 (4): 481-484. doi:10.1002/smll. ... "Electrochemical Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Filter for Viral and Bacterial Removal and Inactivation". Environmental Science & ...

These surface/adhesion proteins mediate the initial attachment of bacteria to host tissues. These proteins are covalently ... Sortases are membrane anchored enzyme that sort these surface proteins onto the bacterial cell surface and anchor them to the ... inhibition of sortases may offer a novel strategy against gram-positive bacterial infections. SrtB in particular has gained ... linked to the peptidoglycan of the bacterial cell wall. As more and more pathogens become resistant to antibiotics, ...

Adhesin molecule (immunoglobulin -like) Bacterial adhesin Cell adhesion de Groot, Piet W. J.; Bader, Oliver; de Boer, Albert D ... Adhesion to tissue is an obligatory first step in pathogenesis by many yeasts. Adhesins also have other functions, such as ...