Bacteriophages of the Podoviridae family often exhibit so-called depolymerases as
structural components of the virion. These enzymes appear as tail spike proteins (TSPs) …

Biofilms are a predominant form of growth for bacteria in the environment and in the clinic.
Critical for biofilm development are adherence, proliferation, and dispersion phases. Each of …

Biofilm formation is a complex, ordered process. In the opportunistic pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Psl and Pel exopolysaccharides and extracellular DNA (eDNA) …

▪ Abstract Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) typically consist of a hydrophobic domain
known as lipid A (or endotoxin), a nonrepeating “core” oligosaccharide, and a distal …

Gram-negative cell walls are strong enough to withstand 3 atm of turgor pressure (40), tough
enough to endure extreme temperatures and pHs (eg, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans grows at a …

Bacterial adhesion is the initial step in colonization and biofilm formation. Biofilms can, on
the one hand, be detrimental to both human life and industrial processes, for example …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms diverse matrix‐enclosed surface‐associated multicellular
assemblages (biofilms) that aid in its survival in a variety of environments. One such biofilm …

Current data from bacterial pathogens of animals and from bacterial symbionts of plants
support some of the more general proposed functions for lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and …

Exopolysaccharides contribute significantly to attachment and biofilm formation in the
opportunisitc pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Psl polysaccharide, which is …

Acylated homoserine lactone molecules are used by a number of gram-negative bacteria to
regulate cell density-dependent gene expression by a mechanism known as quorum …