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Autoaggregation of Xylella fastidiosa cells is influenced by type I and type IV pili.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2008
De La Fuente Leonardo, Burr Thomas J, Hoch Harvey C
Abstract excerpt
Autoaggregation of widely dispersed Xylella fastidiosa cells into compact cell masses occurred over a period of hours following 7 to 11 days of growth in microfluidic chambers. Studies involving the use of mutants defective in polarly positioned type I (fimA-negative), type IV (pilB-negative), or both type I and IV (fimA- and pilO-negative) pili revealed the importance and role of pili in the autoaggregation process.
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