The biophysics of bacterial infections: Adhesion events in the light of force spectroscopy
Bacterial infections are the most eminent public health challenge of the 21st century. The primary step leading to infection is bacterial adhesion to the surface of host cells or medical devices, which is mediated by a multitude of molecular interactions. At the interface of life sciences and physic...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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| Series: | The Cell Surface |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468233021000013 |