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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, 1(192), p. 104-110, 2010

DOI: 10.1128/jb.01061-09

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Appendage-Mediated Surface Adherence of Sulfolobus solfataricus

Journal article published in 2009 by Behnam Zolghadr, Andreas Klingl, Andrea Koerdt, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Reinhard Rachel, Sonja-Verena Albers ORCID
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Abstract

ABSTRACT 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.