Components and dynamics of fiber formation define a ubiquitous biogenesis pathway for bacterial pili

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 6408-6418

  Wolfgang, Matthew ^a,b   Van Putten, Jos P M ^c,d   Hayes, Stanley F ^e   Dorward, David ^e   Koomey, Michael ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Laboratory of Microbial Structure and Function   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

General secretion pathway; Pilus retraction; Secretin; Twitching motility; Type IV pili

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOGENESIS; CELL SECRETION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034406525     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.23.6408     Document Type: Article

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