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Type IV pili increase phage encounter in marine cyanobacteria

2025-09-20

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Type IV pili are extracellular bacterial appendages with diverse functions, including biofilm formation, motility, conjugation, transformation, pathogenicity, and secretion. In planktonic marine cyanobacteria, they also enhance buoyancy and protect against grazing, yet their consequences for the oceanic carbon pump and microbial loop remain poorly understood. Pili production in dilute marine eco...

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Literature Corpus work: e3230df7-6886-5c67-b67a-a52d812cd900
DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.20.677514

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