Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Adhesion to surfaces facilitates many crucial functions of microbes in their natural habitats. Thus understanding the mechanism of microbial adhesion is of broad interest to the microbiology research community. RESULTS:We report a study by fluorescence imaging and atomic force microscopy on the growth in size and thickness of the holdfast of synchronized Caulobacter crescentus cells as they attach to a glass surface. We found that the holdfast undergoes a two-stage process of spreading and thickening during its morphogenesis. The holdfast first forms a thin plate on the surface. The diameter of the holdfast plate reaches its final average value of 360 nm by the cell age of ~ 30 min, while its thickness further increases until the age of ~ 60 min. Our AFM analysis indicates that the holdfast is typically thicker in the middle, with gradual falloff in thickness towards the outer edge. CONCLUSIONS:We propose that the newly secreted holdfast substance is fluid-like. It has strong affinity to the surface and cures to form a plate-like holdfast capable of supporting strong and permanent adhesion.
journal_name
BMC Microbioljournal_title
BMC microbiologyauthors
Li G,Brun YV,Tang JXdoi
10.1186/1471-2180-13-139subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-06-19 00:00:00pages
139issn
1471-2180pii
1471-2180-13-139journal_volume
13pub_type
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