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Nonspecific adherence and fibril biogenesis by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: TadA protein is an ATPase.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 2001
Bhattacharjee M K, Kachlany S C, Fine D H, Figurski D H
Abstract excerpt
Cells of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a gram-negative pathogen responsible for an aggressive form of juvenile periodontitis, form tenaciously adherent biofilms on solid surfaces. The bacteria produce long fibrils of bundled pili, which are required for adherence. Mutations in flp-1, whic...
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