Layered Structure and Complex Mechanochemistry Underlie Strength and Versatility in a Bacterial Adhesive
While designing synthetic adhesives that perform in aqueous environments has proven challenging, microorganisms commonly produce bioadhesives that efficiently attach to a variety of substrates, including wet surfaces. The aquatic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus uses a discrete polysaccharide comple...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-02-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e02359-17 |