bacterial adhesion

Preferred Label : bacterial adhesion;

MeSH definition : Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attaching to cells, tissue, and nonbiological surfaces. It is a factor in bacterial colonization and pathogenicity.;

MeSH synonym : bacterial adhesions; adhesions, bacterial; adhesion, bacterial;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with X ref BACTERIAL ADHESINS see ADHESINS, BACTERIAL, bact antigens; DF: BACT ADHESION; do not confuse with ADHESINS, BACTERIAL;

Details

Origin ID

D001422;

UMLS CUI

C0004614;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Indexing information
- AggA protein, E coli [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- CF29K adhesive factor [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- CrgA protein, neisseria meningitidis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- F41 antigen, E coli [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- HMW3 protein, mycoplasma [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- HopZ protein, helicobacter pylori [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- K99 antigen [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- M 239144 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PsaA protein, streptococcus [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- UcaA protein, proteus mirabilis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- afr2 protein, E coli [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- pilC protein, neisseria gonorrhoeae [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- polysaccharide intercellular adhesin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- bacterial adhesion [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- DaaF protein, E coli [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- FUD peptide [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- ORF6 protein, bacteria [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- ORF6 protein, mycoplasma pneumoniae [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- ScaA protein, streptococcus gordonii [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- adhesins, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
- biofilms [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism Function [UMLS semantic type]

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