… If we accept that polymers external to the cell are involved in bacterial adhesion, then … uptake
of 3H-thymidine was shown by autoradiography to be incorporated only into bacterial DNA …

… It is unknown whether the released DNA is chromosomal, consistent with lysis, or shows …
, while DNA uptake appears to be mediated by a Type II secretion system, a putative DNA …

… + uptake under these conditions was proton motive force dependent. The frequency of DNA-…
proteins in other streptococci being involved in bacterial adhesion (24), OB309 and PK3041 …

… Bacterial adhesion onto inorganic/nanoengineered surfaces is a key issue in biotechnology
… processes in bacteria, which activate defense mechanisms against DNA or membrane …

… of fibrilliae (21), bacterial adhesion to cultured epithelial cells (15), … Plasmid DNA was isolated
fromtransconjugants by the alkaline … intracellular uptake and surface adhesion of bacterial …

… coli 147 also belonged to the B2 phylogenetic group and contained the Ag43 and Sfa adhesions
(… As endosomal uptake of DNA does not appear to be necessary for S. enterica serovar …

… in the uptake of this bacterium by keratinocytes. The identification of an alternate uptake …
cell cytokeratins may act as important mediators of bacterial adhesion and/or invasion (9, 23…

… bacterial adhesion (or attachment) which occurs in the first 0.25 min of exposing poultry skin
to bacterial … of microorganisms occurs due to water uptake by poultry tissue, as suggested by …

… competent bacteria are able to take up exogenous DNA and undergo genetic transformation.
The transport of DNA … Here, we will review the current knowledge of DNA transport during …

… constituents and their role in adhesion. Our data support a … DNA. We hypothesize that,
while polypeptides are the most important components for adhesive force, the presence of DNA …