Garry Laverty, Sean P Gorman, Brendan F Gilmore
Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. garry.laverty@qub.ac.uk
Future microbiology 2013 AprThe multitude of biomolecular and regulatory factors involved in staphylococcal adhesion and biofilm formation owe much to their ability to colonize surfaces, allowing the biofilm form to become the preferential bacterial phenotype. Judging by total number, biomass and variety of environments colonized, bacteria can be categorized as the most successful lifeform on earth. This is due to the ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to respond phenotypically via biomolecular processes to the stresses of their surrounding environment. This review focuses on the specific pathways involved in the adhesion of the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus with reference to the role of specific cell surface adhesins, the ica operon, accumulation-associated proteins and quorum-sensing systems and their significance in medical device-related infection.
Garry Laverty, Sean P Gorman, Brendan F Gilmore. Biomolecular mechanisms of staphylococcal biofilm formation. Future microbiology. 2013 Apr;8(4):509-24
PMID: 23534362
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