adhesins — General term for molecules involved in adhesion, but its use is restricted in Microbiology where it refers to bacterial surface components … Dictionary of molecular biology
Bacterial adhesin — Adhesins are cell surface components or appendages of bacteria that facilitate bacterial adhesion or adherence to other cells or to inanimate surfaces. Adhesins are a type of virulence factor. Adherence is an essential step in bacterial… … Wikipedia
Adhesin — Adherence is often an essential step in bacterial pathogenesis or infection, required for colonizing a new host.cite journal |author=Coutte L, Alonso S, Reveneau N, Willery E, Quatannens B, Locht C, Jacob Dubuisson F |title=Role of adhesin… … Wikipedia
Bordetella — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bordetella image width = 240px image caption = Flagellated B. bronchiseptica regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Beta Proteobacteria ordo = Burkholderiales familia = Alcaligenaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
Cell adhesion — Cellular adhesion is the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix or another cell using cell adhesion molecules such as selectins, integrins, and cadherins. Correct cellular adhesion is essential in maintaining multicellular structure … Wikipedia
Yersinia pestis — A scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria. Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Rust (fungus) — Taxobox name = Rusts image width = 330px image caption = Puccinia recondita f.sp. tritici on wheat leaf regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Urediniomycetes ordo = Uredinales subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Pucciniaceae… … Wikipedia
Staphylococcus — Not to be confused with Streptococcus. Staphylococcus SEM micrograph of S. aureus colonies; note the grape like clustering common to Staphylococcus species. Scientif … Wikipedia
Helicobacter pylori — Taxobox | name = Helicobacter pylori image width=190px regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Epsilon Proteobacteria ordo = Campylobacterales familia = Helicobacteraceae genus = Helicobacter species = H. pylori binomial =… … Wikipedia
Streptococcus pneumoniae — S. pneumoniae in spinal fluid. FA stain (digitally colorized). Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
