학술논문

Sensational biofilms: surface sensing in bacteria
Document Type
article
Source
Subject
Microbiology
Biological Sciences
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Infection
Biofilms
Nucleotides
Cyclic
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Quorum Sensing
Medical Microbiology
Language
Abstract
The first step in the development of a bacterial biofilm is contact with the surface on which the microbe will form this community. We review recent progress on 'surface sensing', and engage the question of 'how does a microbe know it is on a surface?'