The role of motility and chemotaxis in the bacterial colonization of protected surfaces.

Abstract excerpt

Internal epithelial surfaces in humans are both oxygenated and physically protected by a few hundred microns thick hydrogel mucosal layer, conditions that might support bacterial aerotaxis. However, the potential role of aerotaxis in crossing such a thin hydrogel layer is not clear. Here, we used a new setup to study the potential role of motility and chemotaxis in the bacterial colonization of surfaces covered...

Topics

• Bacteria
• Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
• Chemotaxis
• Escherichia coli
• Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
• Mutation
• Surface Properties