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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Volume 192, Issue 1, Pages 104-110Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01061-09
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- Dutch Science Organization (NWO)
- Max Planck Society
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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Attachment of microorganisms to surfaces is a prerequisite for colonization and biofilm formation. The hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote Sulfolobus solfataricus was able to attach to a variety of surfaces, such as glass, mica, pyrite, and carbon-coated gold grids. Deletion mutant analysis showed that for initial attachment the presence of flagella and pili is essential. Attached cells produced extracellular polysaccharides containing mannose, galactose, and N-acetylglucosamine. Genes possibly involved in the production of the extracellular polysaccharides were identified.
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