Polysaccharide-specific probes inhibit adhesion of Hyphomonas rosenbergii strain VP-6 to hydrophilic surfaces |
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| Authors: | S E Langille G G Geesey R M Weiner |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA, US;(2) Department of Microbiology and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Boseman, MT 59717-3980, USA, US |
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| Abstract: | Biofilm formation commences with the adhesion of microorganisms to surfaces. Information regarding the initial bond between
a bacterium and a solid surface is essential for devising methods to inhibit the onset of biofilm formation. Three different
types of polysaccharide-specific probes, cationic metals, dyes, and lectins, were used to bind the exopolysaccharide of Hyphomonas rosenbergii, a budding, prosthecate marine bacterium. Probes, which specifically bind complex carbohydrates, inhibit the adhesion of
H. rosenbergii to hydrophilic surfaces. These results suggest that the polysaccharide portion of H. rosenbergii capsular, extracellular polymeric-substance is involved in the primary adhesion process. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 25, 81–85.
Received 01 February 2000/ Accepted in revised form 03 June 2000 |
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| Keywords: | : adhesion biofilm exopolysaccharide Hyphomonas |
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