The Role of Extracellular Slime in Adhesion and Motility of Gliding Bacteria

Abstract

The goal of this multi-investigator research program is to characterize the extra-cellular slime of selected marine gliding bacteria. We are particularly interested in the role of this material in bacterial adhesion and motility. Slime produced by marine Cytophagales isolated from biofilms on various substrata will be characterized with fine structural, physiological, biochemical, immunological and rheological approaches. A model system for these studies is the relatively well characterized strain Cytophaga sp. U67. Keywords: Adhesion, Biofilm, Cytophagales, Gliding Bacteria. Motility, Slime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 1989
Accession Number
ADA204958

Entities

People

  • Robert P. Burchard

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteria
  • Bacteroidetes
  • Biological Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Culture Media
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Cytophagaceae
  • Differential Equations
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Fatty Acids
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Microbiology
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Tooth Diseases
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology