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Mutations in the gene encoding the ancillary pilin subunit of the Streptococcus suis srtF cluster result in pili formed by the major subunit only.
PloS one - 5 Jan 2010
Fittipaldi Nahuel, Takamatsu Daisuke, de la Cruz Domínguez-Punaro María, Lecours Marie-Pier, Montpetit Diane, Osaki Makoto, Sekizaki Tsutomu, Gottschalk Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
Pili have been shown to contribute to the virulence of different Gram-positive pathogenic species. Among other critical steps of bacterial pathogenesis, these structures participate in adherence to host cells, colonization and systemic virulence. Recently, the presence of at least four discrete g...
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