title: Shear-enhanced oral microbial adhesion.
abstract: Shear-enhanced adhesion, although not observed for fimbria-mediated adhesion of oral Actinomyces spp., was noted for Hsa-mediated adhesion of Streptococcus gordonii to sialic acid-containing receptors, an interaction implicated in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Albert M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: John O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Cisar
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kolenbrander
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009154:Mutation; D012212:Rheology; D054773:Streptococcus gordonii / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; C450840:hsa protein, Streptococcus gordonii