How microorganisms use hydrophobicity and what does this mean for human needs?

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Krasowska, Anna ^a   Sigler, Karel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bioremediation; Cell surface; Hydrophobicity; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN; LECTIN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; VITRONECTIN;

BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; FIMBRIA; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SPOILAGE; HUMAN NEEDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ADHESION; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; FUNGUS; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADHESIVENESS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS;

EID: 84925883366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00112     Document Type: Review

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