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Contribution of <i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i> Type IV Pili to Nasopharyngeal Colonization and Biofilm Formation

2 Oct 2007

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Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative mucosal pathogen of the human respiratory tract. Although little information is available regarding the initial steps of M. catarrhalis pathogenesis, this organism must be able to colonize the human mucosal surface in order to initiate an infection. Type IV pili (TFP), filamentous surface appendages primarily comprised of a single protein subunit termed pilin, play a...

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PMID: 17908808
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00946-07

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