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Type IV pili and type II secretion play a limited role in Legionella pneumophila biofilm colonization and retention.

Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Dec 2006

Lucas Claressa E, Brown Ellen, Fields Barry S

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Legionellae colonize biofilms in building water systems, yet little is known about their interaction with the organisms in these microbial communities. The role of Legionella pneumophila type IV pili and the type II secretion pre-pilin peptidase was evaluated in a model biofilm system. L. pneumophila strains 130b (wild-type), BS100 (a type IV pili mutant) and NU243 (a pre-pilin peptidase mutant) were assessed for...

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PMID: 17159209
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/000497-0

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