Steely Biofilms (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Steely Biofilms

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Joshi's team has demonstrated the ability to program E. coli biofilms to stick to certain substrates, such as stainless steel. They fused a protein called MBD to the CsgA protein to develop a biofilm, which they allowed to adhere to steel over 48 hours – and then confirmed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) that the biofilm withstood a vigorous washing procedure (as shown in c-d).

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