Planktonic interference and biofilm alliance between aggregation substance and endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis

Like many bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis encodes a number of adhesins involved in colonization or infection of different niches. Two well-studied E. faecalis adhesins, aggregation substance (AS) and endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pili (Ebp), both contribute to biofilm formation on abiotic sur...

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Main Authors: Afonina, Irina, Lim, Xin Ni, Tan, Rosalind, Kline, Kimberly A.
Other Authors: Brun, Yves V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89710
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47123