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Relevance of Pili in Pathogenic Streptococci Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development
1 May 2010
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A common mechanism used by bacteria to initiate adhesion to host tissues during colonization is the expression of long filamentous structures extending from their surface. These structures, known as pili or fimbriae, were initially identified in Gram-negative bacteria, and are typically formed by noncovalent interactions between pilin subunits. Pili have only recently been described in Gram-positive bacteria. In...
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