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Your car holds more life than you think
We all sleep, live, work, love, dream and die within an invisible ocean of -almost fully unknown - microbial life.
Deciphering the mystery of the self-adhesive family of Antigen 43 proteins
We characterised three Antigen 43 (Ag43) proteins from Escherichia coli strains responsible for urinary tract infections (UTI) and foodborne diseases. The homologues revealed different biofilm and aggregation profiles, which determine the level of bacterial compacting and protection within a biofilm