In nature (but not in laboratory cultures) bacteria are covered by a “glycocalyx” of fibers that adhere to surfaces and to other cells. Adhesion might be prevented by a new kind of antibiotic
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%0 Journal Article
%1 costerton1978bacteria
%A Costerton, J. W.
%A Geesey, G. G.
%A Cheng, K.-J.
%D 1978
%I Springer Science and Business Media LLC
%J Scientific American
%K
%N 1
%P 86--95
%R 10.1038/scientificamerican0178-86
%T How Bacteria Stick
%U https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-bacteria-stick/
%V 238
%X In nature (but not in laboratory cultures) bacteria are covered by a “glycocalyx” of fibers that adhere to surfaces and to other cells. Adhesion might be prevented by a new kind of antibiotic
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abstract = {In nature (but not in laboratory cultures) bacteria are covered by a “glycocalyx” of fibers that adhere to surfaces and to other cells. Adhesion might be prevented by a new kind of antibiotic},
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author = {Costerton, J. W. and Geesey, G. G. and Cheng, K.-J.},
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title = {How Bacteria Stick},
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