Multipili attachment of bacteria with helixlike pili exposed to stress

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 130, Issue 23, 2009, Pages

  Björnham, Oscar ^a   Axner, Ove ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION PROPERTIES; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COOPERATIVITY; E. COLI; EXTERNAL FORCE; HOST CELLS; IN-VIVO; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ADHESION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67649119712     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3148027     Document Type: Article

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