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Heterogeneous expression of Pil3 pilus is critical for Streptococcus gallolyticus translocation across polarized colonic epithelial monolayers.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jan 2000
Martins Mariana, du Merle Laurence, Trieu-Cuot Patrick, Dramsi Shaynoor
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus gallolyticus is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for septicemia and endocarditis. We report that S. gallolyticus UCN34 adheres and crosses epithelial monolayers in a Pil3 dependent manner. Confocal images revealed a paracellular passage. Both the Δpil3 mutant and the Pil3+ overexpressing variant were unable to cross Caco-2 and T84 barriers. However, combining live Δpil3 mutant with fixed Pil3+...
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