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Identification of a gene, pilF, required for type 4 fimbrial biogenesis and twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Gene - 21 Nov 1996
Watson A A, Alm R A, Mattick J S
Abstract excerpt
Many bacterial pathogens produce a class of surface structures called type 4 fimbriae. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa these fimbriae are responsible for adhesion and translocation across host epithelial surfaces. We have identified a novel gene involved in the complex process of type 4 fimbrial biogenesis. This gene, termed pilF, is located on SpeI fragment S at 30 min on the P. aeruginosa genomic map, which is the...
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