Helix-like biopolymers can act as dampers of force for bacteria in flows

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-560

  Zakrisson, Johan ^a   Wiklund, Krister ^a   Axner, Ove ^a   Andersson, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Damping; Fimbriae; Pili; Uncoiling

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIMBRIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84863615618     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-012-0814-8     Document Type: Article

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