title: Marine biofouling: a sticky problem.
abstract: Organisms that colonise underwater surfaces, such as barnacle larvae and spores of algae, use a diverse array of biological 'glues' to provide both temporary and more permanent adhesion. The practical consequence of colonisation by these organisms is biofouling - something that has plagued mariners for years - causing increased drag and, in extreme cases, corrosion. Might there be a biological solution to this biological problem?
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Maureen E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Callow
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Callow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D003343:Corrosion; D017377:Diatoms / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012767:Ships; D001468:Thoracica / Q000254:growth & development*