Polymertropism of rod-shaped bacteria: movement along aligned polysaccharide fibers

Abstract In nature, bacteria often live in surface-associated communities known as biofilms. Biofilm-forming bacteria typically deposit a layer of polysaccharide on the surfaces they inhabit; hence, polysaccharide is their immediate environment on many surfaces. In this study, we examined how the ph...

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Main Authors: David J. Lemon, Xingbo Yang, Pragya Srivastava, Yan-Yeung Luk, Anthony G. Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07486-0