title: Role of adhesion in microbial colonization of host tissues: a contribution of oral microbiology.
authors.affiliation: Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial