Mustafa Sherik

Apr 9, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Laurie Graham |Thomas Hansen |Yanzhi Yang |Mustafa Sherik

1 INTRODUCTION Adhesins play a crucial role in anchoring microorganisms to the surfaces they colonize.1-3 The nature of this adhesion is of great interest because it is a property that can potentially be blocked to prevent colonization and subsequent infections by harmful bacteria,4-6 or enhanced in the case of beneficial bacteria.