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Linkage between cellular adherence and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli O157:H7 EDL933.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Feb 2011
Puttamreddy Supraja, Minion F Chris
Abstract excerpt
During the establishment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection, its capacity to adhere to host intestinal epithelial cells is the critical first step in pathogenesis. It also has the capability to form biofilms, and because both are surface activities, we sought to gain insight into a potential linkage between biofilm formation and adherence to epithelial cells. We conducted an adherence assay with 51...
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