Viscoelasticity of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in response to fluid shear allows resistance to detachment and facilitates rolling migration

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2175-2178

  Rupp, Cory J ^a,b   Fux, Christoph A ^a   Stoodley, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BLOOD; DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

FLUID SHEAR; GLASS FLOW CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE COLONIZATION;

BACTERIA;

BIOFILM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOFILM; CALCULATION; CELL SURFACE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SHEAR STRESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOFILMS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; RHEOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 17444410016     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.4.2175-2178.2005     Document Type: Article

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