Some physical investigations of the behaviour of bacterial surfaces XII. The effect of fimbriae on the electrophoretic mobility of some capsular and non-capsular bacteria of the Coli-Aerogenes group
1966; Elsevier BV; Volume: 112; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0926-6585(66)90329-3
ISSN1878-2574
Autores Tópico(s)Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
ResumoAbstract 1. 1. The electrophoretic mobility of capsular organisms was found to be independent of their state of fimbriation. 2. 2. The electrophoretic mobility of non-capsular, non-fimbriate organisms was higher than that of the corresponding fimbriate ones. This is due to a difference in the surface charge density of the cells, and not to the fimbriate exerting a viscous drag. 3. 3. Although the fimbriate phase variation was found to be dependent on the growth medium, the fimbriate condition is the more stable state.
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