Mucin biopolymers prevent bacterial aggregation by retaining cells in the free-swimming state

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2325-2330

  Caldara, Marina ^a   Friedlander, Ronn S ^b   Kavanaugh, Nicole L ^a,c   Aizenberg, Joanna ^d,e   Foster, Kevin R ^f   Ribbeck, Katharina ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; MUCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOPOLYMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MUCINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84871334224     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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