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https://www.livescience.com/18381-bacterial-glue-stickiest-substance-nsf-ria.html
Bacterial 'Glue' is One of Nature's Stickiest Substances
The tiny water bacterium Caulobacter crescentus secretes a sugary substance so sticky that just a tiny bit could withstand the pull from lifting several cars at once. With an adhesive force of nearly five tons per square inch, this "glue" is one of nature's strongest.
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A possible mechanism or tool to induce multi-cellular aggregation or more likely, attachment to a surface, such as rock under water.
Bacterial 'Glue' is One of Nature's Stickiest Substances
The tiny water bacterium Caulobacter crescentus secretes a sugary substance so sticky that just a tiny bit could withstand the pull from lifting several cars at once. With an adhesive force of nearly five tons per square inch, this "glue" is one of nature's strongest.
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A possible mechanism or tool to induce multi-cellular aggregation or more likely, attachment to a surface, such as rock under water.