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Bacteria use type IV pili to walk upright and detach from surfaces.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Oct 2010
Gibiansky Maxsim L, Conrad Jacinta C, Jin Fan, Gordon Vernita D, Motto Dominick A, Mathewson Margie A, Stopka Wiktor G, Zelasko Daria C, Shrout Joshua D, Wong Gerard C L
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial biofilms are structured multicellular communities involved in a broad range of infections. Knowing how free-swimming bacteria adapt their motility mechanisms near surfaces is crucial for understanding the transition between planktonic and biofilm phenotypes. By translating microscopy movies into searchable databases of bacterial behavior, we identified fundamental type IV pili-driven mechanisms for...
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