openalexbioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)2026-07-23
Conformational dynamics of exopolysaccharides underlie biofilm matrix mechanics in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>
Kee-Myoung Nam, Nathan Fowler, Rajan Kandel, Yongqi Zhu, Ying Liu, Yi-Jhen Lai, et al.
Polysaccharides remain the least understood biomacromolecules, particularly in terms of the relationship between their chemical structure and physical properties. On the other hand, polysaccharides often serve as the main structural components in biofilms: surface-attached aggreg…