Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms6020039
Keywords
carbohydrate recognition; mucus; adhesins; lectins; mucus adhesion; glycan interactions; AFM; optical tweezers
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- Norwegian Research Council [262929/F20, 268496/O30]
- AgreenSkills fellowship programme
- EU's Seventh Framework Programme [FP7-609398]
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Bacterial adhesion is currently the subject of increased interest from the research community, leading to fast progress in our understanding of this complex phenomenon. Resent research within this field has documented the important roles played by glycans for bacterial surface adhesion, either through interaction with lectins or with other glycans. In parallel with this increased interest for and understanding of bacterial adhesion, there has been a growth in the sophistication and use of sensitive force probes for single-molecule and single cell studies. In this review, we highlight how the sensitive force probes atomic force microscopy (AFM) and optical tweezers (OT) have contributed to clarifying the mechanisms underlying bacterial adhesion to glycosylated surfaces in general and mucosal surfaces in particular. We also describe research areas where these techniques have not yet been applied, but where their capabilities appear appropriate to advance our understanding.
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