Planktonic interference and biofilm alliance between aggregation substance and endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis

• Main Authors: Afonina, Irina, Lim, Xin Ni, Tan, Rosalind, Kline, Kimberly A.
• Other Authors: Brun, Yves V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Horizontal Gene Transfer; Enterococcus faecalis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89710; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47123
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Like many bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis encodes a number of adhesins involved in colonization or infection of different niches. Two well-studied E. faecalis adhesins, aggregation substance (AS) and endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pili (Ebp), both contribute to biofilm formation on abiotic sur...