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Mechanics of biofilms formed of bacteria with fimbriae appendages
Gram-negative bacteria, as well as some Gram-positive bacteria, possess hair-like appendages known as fimbriae, which play an important role in adhesion of the bacteria to surfaces or to other bacteria. Unlike the sex pili or flagellum, the fimbriae are quite numerous, with of order 1000 fimbriae ap...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723297/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33290393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243280 |