Adhesion preference of the sticky bacterium Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5

Adhesion preference of the sticky bacterium Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5

Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5 exhibits high adhesiveness to various surfaces of general materials, from hydrophobic plastics to hydrophilic glass and metals, via AtaA, an Acinetobacter trimeric autotransporter adhesin Although the adhesion of Tol 5 is nonspecific, Tol 5 cells may h...

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Main Authors: Shogo Yoshimoto, Satoshi Ishii, Ayane Kawashiri, Taishi Matsushita, Dirk Linke, Stephan Göttig, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Madoka Takai, Katsutoshi Hori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
bacteria
adhesion
antiadhesive materials
autotransporters
Acinetobacter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1342418/full

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