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Proposed model for mechanical force driven transition from planktonic to irreversible attachment. Planktonic bacteria interact with the surface and increase cAMP levels and surface pilus levels. The proposed PilY1-PilO interaction can in turn drive the documented PilO-SadC signal transduction cascade, which stimulates c-di-GMP (cdG) signaling and increased biofilm formation.
