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HfaE Is a Component of the Holdfast Anchor Complex That Tethers the Holdfast Adhesin to the Cell Envelope

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Published in 2022 at "Journal of Bacteriology"

DOI: 10.1128/jb.00273-22

Abstract: For surface attachment and biofilm formation, bacteria produce adhesins that are composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. Species of the Caulobacterales produce a specialized polar adhesin, holdfast, which is required for permanent attachment to surfaces.… read more here.

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