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How Bacteria Use Type IV Pili Machinery on Surfaces.

Trends in microbiology - 1 Dec 2015

Maier Berenike, Wong Gerard C L

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The bacterial type IV pilus (T4P) is a versatile molecular machine with a broad range of functions. Recent advances revealed that the molecular components and the biophysical properties of the machine are well conserved among phylogenetically distant bacterial species. However, its functions are diverse, and include adhesion, motility, and horizontal gene transfer. This review focusses on the role of T4P in...

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PMID: 26497940
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.09.002

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