Enterococcus faecalis is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections, and indwelling medical devices are especially prone to infection. E faecalis expressing aggregation substance (Agg) adheres to biomaterial surfaces by means of positive cooperativity, i.e. the ability of one adhering organism to stimulate adhesion of other organisms in its immediate vicinity. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to measure the specificity and non-specificity of interaction forces between E faecalis cells with and without Agg. Bacteria were attached to a substratum surface and a tip-less cantilever. Two E faecalis strains expressing different forms of Agg showed nearly twofold higher interaction forces between bacterial cells...
The temporo-spatial development of plaque is governed by adhesive interactions between different co-...
Adhesion of bacteria occurs on virtually all natural and synthetic surfaces and is crucial for their...
International audienceStaphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are two important nosocom...
Enterococcus faecalis is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections, and indwelling m...
Atomic force microscopy study on specificity and non-specificity of interaction forces between Enter...
Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation are usually studied using molecular and cellular biology as...
Pathogenic bacteria use a variety of cell surface adhesins to promote binding to host tissues and pr...
Actinomyces species are predominant early colonizers of the oral cavity and prime mediators of inter...
Application of physico-chemical models to describe bacterial adhesion to surfaces has hitherto only ...
Understanding the fundamental forces involved in the adhesion of microbial cells is important not on...
Hoewel de mechanismen die het voor eukaryoten mogelijk maken hun vorm en structuur van het cytoskele...
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful technique for mapping the surface morphology...
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are two nosocomial pathogens. They are the lead...
A majority of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in the United States are associated with bio...
This study demonstrated that atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to obtain high-resolution top...
The temporo-spatial development of plaque is governed by adhesive interactions between different co-...
Adhesion of bacteria occurs on virtually all natural and synthetic surfaces and is crucial for their...
International audienceStaphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are two important nosocom...
Enterococcus faecalis is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections, and indwelling m...
Atomic force microscopy study on specificity and non-specificity of interaction forces between Enter...
Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation are usually studied using molecular and cellular biology as...
Pathogenic bacteria use a variety of cell surface adhesins to promote binding to host tissues and pr...
Actinomyces species are predominant early colonizers of the oral cavity and prime mediators of inter...
Application of physico-chemical models to describe bacterial adhesion to surfaces has hitherto only ...
Understanding the fundamental forces involved in the adhesion of microbial cells is important not on...
Hoewel de mechanismen die het voor eukaryoten mogelijk maken hun vorm en structuur van het cytoskele...
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful technique for mapping the surface morphology...
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are two nosocomial pathogens. They are the lead...
A majority of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in the United States are associated with bio...
This study demonstrated that atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to obtain high-resolution top...
The temporo-spatial development of plaque is governed by adhesive interactions between different co-...
Adhesion of bacteria occurs on virtually all natural and synthetic surfaces and is crucial for their...
International audienceStaphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are two important nosocom...