Neu T R, Marshall K C
School of Microbiology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
J Biomater Appl. 1990 Oct;5(2):107-33. doi: 10.1177/088532829000500203.
How do bacteria stick to a surface? There is still not enough information about to answer this question especially at the molecular level. This question only gives rise to more questions. What is the structure of the true adhesive bacterial polymer? Is only one bacterial polymer or several polymers involved in the adhesion process? What is the role of proteins associated with the bacterial polysaccharides? What type of polymer is produced for the adhesion to hydrophobic surfaces? Is the polymer produced as a response to the surface? This review is an attempt to summarize the physicochemical aspects of bacterial polymers and their interaction with surfaces. It was tried to give an overview of the literature published in this field. The article is divided into the following sections: first, the forces involved in bacterial adhesion are discussed. Third, different fluid conditions are investigated. Fourth, the nature of different bacterial polymers which are important for the interaction with a surface is elaborated. Fifth, the current knowledge about biological polymers at interfaces is shown. And sixth, the role of polymers in the adhesion of bacteria available to date is highlighted.
细菌是如何附着在表面的？关于这个问题，尤其是在分子层面，目前仍没有足够的信息来回答。这个问题只会引发更多的问题。真正的粘附性细菌聚合物的结构是怎样的？在粘附过程中涉及的是一种细菌聚合物还是几种聚合物？与细菌多糖相关的蛋白质起到什么作用？用于粘附到疏水表面的是哪种类型的聚合物？这种聚合物是对表面做出的反应而产生的吗？这篇综述旨在总结细菌聚合物的物理化学方面及其与表面的相互作用。本文试图对该领域已发表的文献进行概述。文章分为以下几个部分：首先，讨论细菌粘附所涉及的力。第三，研究不同的流体条件。第四，阐述对与表面相互作用至关重要的不同细菌聚合物的性质。第五，展示目前关于界面处生物聚合物的知识。第六，突出聚合物在细菌粘附中迄今已知的作用。
