NALT

Preferred term

bacterial adhesion

Topic

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.

bacterial adherence

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

4383

Spanish

adherencia bacteriana

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4195

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/21/20