Adhesion allows microbes to colonize surfaces and is the first stage in biofilm formation.
Stable attachment of the freshwater alphaproteobacterium Caulobacter crescentus to …

Bacteria use adhesins to colonize different surfaces and form biofilms. The species of the
Caulobacterales order use a polar adhesin called holdfast, composed of polysaccharides …

In the Caulobacterales, a highly adhesive polysaccharide called the holdfast mediates
attachment to exogenous surfaces. The mechanism by which this polysaccharide is …

The differentiating bacterium Caulobacter crescentus produces two different cell types at
each cell division, a motile swarmer cell and an adhesive stalked cell. The stalked cell …

Surface colonization is central to the lifestyles of many bacteria. Exploiting surface niches
requires sophisticated systems for sensing and attaching to solid materials. Caulobacter …

Attachment is essential for microorganisms to establish interactions with both biotic and
abiotic surfaces. Stable attachment of Caulobacter crescentus to surfaces requires an …

Caulobacters are biofilm bacteria that attach to surfaces via a holdfast, an adhesive
expressed at discrete cell surface sites. We have described a cluster of at least three genes …

Caulobacter crescentus attachment is mediated by the holdfast, a complex of
polysaccharide anchored to the cell by HfaA, HfaB and HfaD. We show that all three proteins …

Growth in a surface-attached bacterial community, or biofilm, confers a number of
advantages. However, as a biofilm matures, high-density growth imposes stresses on …

Adhesion to both abiotic and biotic surfaces by the gram-negative prothescate bacterium
Caulobacter crescentus is mediated by a polar organelle called the “holdfast,” which …