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 …

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 …

Alphaproteobacteria commonly produce an adhesin that is anchored to the exterior of the
envelope at one cell pole. In Caulobacter crescentus this adhesin, known as the holdfast …

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

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 …

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

Caulobacter crescentus firmly adheres to surfaces with a structure known as the holdfast,
which is located at the flagellar pole of swarmer cells and at the stalk tip in stalked cells. A …

Due to their intimate physical interactions with the environment, surface polysaccharides are
critical determinants of fitness for bacteria. Caulobacter crescentus produces a specialized …

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 …