Open AccessPolysaccharides Cellulose, Poly- -1,6-N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine, and Colanic Acid Are Required for Optimal Binding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains to Alfalfa Sprouts and K-12 Strains to Plastic but Not for Binding to Epithelial Cells
Author(s) -
Ann G. Matthysse,
R. Deora,
M. Mishra,
A. G. Torres
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
carolina digital repository (university of north carolina at chapel hill)
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.17615/wpq8-5g64
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , cellulose , escherichia coli , glucosamine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , food science , biochemistry , gene