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Initial Surface Attachment

Initial Surface Attachment is the foundational biological process in which planktonic microorganisms reversibly adhere to submerged surfaces in aquatic environments, distinguished from subsequent biofilm development stages by its dependence on physicochemical surface properties and transient cellular adhesins rather than mature extracellular polymeric substance production.

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Publications

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Genetic analysis of <i>Escherichia coli</i> biofilm formation: roles of flagella, motility, chemotaxis and type I pili

Leslie A. Pratt, Roberto Kolter · Molecular Microbiology · 1998 · 1.6K citations

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Evidence for autolysin‐mediated primary attachment of <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> to a polystyrene surface

Christine Heilmann, Muzaffar Hussain, Georg Peters et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 1997 · 695 citations · Full text

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The physics of snow crystals

Kenneth G. Libbrecht · Reports on Progress in Physics · 2005 · 584 citations · Full text

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Antimicrobial effects of positively charged surfaces on adhering Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

Bart Gottenbos · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2001 · 575 citations

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Non-toxic antifouling strategies

Chelsea M. Magin, Scott P. Cooper, Anthony B. Brennan · Materials Today · 2010 · 544 citations · Full text

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    Masao Yoshinari

    Tokyo Dental College, Japan

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. JA
    James A. Callow

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 402 citations

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  3. ME
    Maureen E. Callow

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 402 citations

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  4. MF
    Madilyn Fletcher

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. JG
    John G. Steele

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    5 publications · 319 citations

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Institutions

604

  1. Tokyo Dental College

    Chiba, Japan

    12 h-index

    37 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    7.6K citations

  3. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    926 citations

  8. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    2.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Biofouling

    19 publications · 823 citations

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  2. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 15 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 13 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    10 publications · 527 citations

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