The biophysics of bacterial infections: adhesion events in the light of force spectroscopy

Bacterial infections are the most eminent public health challenge of the 21st century. The primary step leading to infection is bacterial adhesion to the surface of host cells or medical devices, which is mediated by a multitude of molecular interactions. At the interface of life sciences and physic...

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Main Author: Parreira, P (author)
Other Authors: Martins, MCL (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/142666
Country:Portugal
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