Article
Shear stress increases the residence time of adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Biophysical journal - 19 Jan 2011
Lecuyer Sigolene, Rusconi Roberto, Shen Yi, Forsyth Alison, Vlamakis Hera, Kolter Roberto, Stone Howard A
Abstract excerpt
Although ubiquitous, the processes by which bacteria colonize surfaces remain poorly understood. Here we report results for the influence of the wall shear stress on the early-stage adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 on glass and polydimethylsiloxane surfaces. We use image analysis to measur...
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