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A minimized motile machinery for Mycoplasma genitalium.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 2016
García-Morales Luis, González-González Luis, Querol Enrique, Piñol Jaume
Abstract excerpt
The cell wall-less bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium uses specialized adhesins located at the terminal organelle to adhere to host cells and surfaces. The terminal organelle is a polar structure protruding from the cell body that is internally supported by a cytoskeleton and also has an important role in cell motility. We have engineered a M. genitalium null mutant for MG491 protein showing a massive downstream...
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