We report a comparative study of the efficacy of immobilizing living bacteria by means of seven antibodies against bacterial surface antigens associated with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium.

Fimbriae help bacteria latch onto medical implants, pipes, or even teeth, where they secrete a protective matrix that shields them from antibiotics and cleaning agents.

Fimbriae help bacteria latch onto medical implants, pipes, or even teeth, where they secrete a protective matrix that shields them from antibiotics and cleaning agents. Without fimbriae, biofilm ...

Through genetic screenings of more than 9,000 bacterial mutants, the research team identified a key gene called fimE, which acts as an "off switch" for fimbriae production. MEcPP enhances the activity ...

The fimbriae are small projections at the ends of the fallopian tubes that act like fingers to pick up the egg once the ovary releases it.

Without type 1 fimbriae, E. coli is less able to establish urinary tract colonization. Notably, fimA (encoding the major subunit of type 1 fimbriae) is the fourth most expressed protein in UPEC strain ...

First, a piece of fimbria tissue was soaked in 1% trypsin and 5 mM EDTA at 37 °C for 30 min; the epithelium of the fimbriae was peeled off, digested with 1.5 mg/ml of collagenase (c2674, Sigma) for 1 ...

Microbiome Exploration and Development for Intervention (MEDI) and National Pandemic Centre (NPC) are research under the Engstrand group, with a focus on translational microbiome research and pandemic ...

I am a Professor in clinical Microbiology, with a broad background in tuberculosis research, specifically in diagnostics and vaccine development. I graduated as a medical doctor from Uppsala ...

Our study showed that L. casei AMBR2, which was isolated from the [upper respiratory tract] and shown to have superior properties in terms of oxidative stress tolerance and fimbriae structures ...