The aggregation of bacteria into the form of biofilms is a measure of their success in
colonizing biotic and abiotic surfaces. Biofilm communities provide the sheltering bacteria …

Many bacteria produce outer membrane-localized proteins that adhere them to varying
biotic and abiotic substrates. Such interactions are crucial for the life-cycle of many …

Bacteria use adhesion proteins (adhesins) to bind substrates on biotic and abiotic surfaces
to initiate biofilm formation. These bacterial communities can be detrimental to a host when …

Adhesins are cell-surface proteins that initiate target binding and surface colonization by
bacteria on the path to infection and biofilm formation. A deeper understanding of the …

Bacterial adhesins attach their hosts to surfaces that the bacteria will colonize. This surface
adhesion occurs through specific ligand‐binding domains located towards the distal end of …

Carbohydrate recognition by lectins governs critical host-microbe interactions. Mp PA14
(Marinomonas primoryensis PA14 domain) lectin is a domain of a 1.5-MDa adhesin …

Bacterial and fungal adhesins mediate microbial aggregation, biofilm formation, and
adhesion to host. We divide these proteins into two major classes: professional adhesins …

It is estimated that 80% of bacterial life exists in the context of a biofilm. This makes biofilms
one of the key areas of research for many organisms. In Pseudomonas fluorescens, the …

Bacterial adhesins attach their hosts to surfaces through one or more ligand-binding
domains. In RTX adhesins, which are localized to the outer membrane of many Gram …

Publisher Summary Adhesins are proteins located on the surface of the bacteria that
mediate their attachment to specific substrates as a prelude to colonization. Substrates may …