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Preferred term

Bacterial Adhesion  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Adhesion, Bacterial
  • Adhesions, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Adhesions

Note

  • do not confuse with ADHESINS, BACTERIAL

Scope note

  • Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attaching to cells, tissue, and nonbiological surfaces. It is a factor in bacterial colonization and pathogenicity.

History note

  • 87

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001422

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