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RrgA is a pilus‐associated adhesin in <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

14 Sept 2007

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Adherence to host cells is important in microbial colonization of a mucosal surface, and Streptococcus pneumoniae adherence was significantly enhanced by expression of an extracellular pilus composed of three subunits, RrgA, RrgB and RrgC. We sought to determine which subunit(s) confers adherence. Bacteria deficient in RrgA are significantly less adherent than wild-type organisms, while overexpression of RrgA...

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PMID: 17850254
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05908.x

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