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REVERSIBLE ADHESION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Reversible attachment is a function of the initial attraction of a bacterium to a surface and is controlled by several competing forces, including hydrophobic, electrostatic, and van der Waals forces ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Adhésion réversible. La première phase d'adhésion de microorganismes à une surface s'effectue par des interactions de longue distance (entre 50 et 3 nm [nanomètres]) de deux types : des attractions correspondantes aux forces de van der Waals [et] des forces de répulsion électrostatiques [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
CONT

Las partículas, entre ellas las bacterias, son atraídas hacia la superficie por interacciones débiles de tipo inespecífico, que actúan a una relativa distancia. Ellas incluyen la gravitación, [...] las fuerzas de London Van Der Waals, fuerzas electroestáticas y la tensión superficial. [...] Cuando las fuerzas de atracción y repulsión se equilibran mantienen a la bacteria en un débil estado denominado [...] adherencia reversible [...]

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