Pulling together with type IV pili

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 52-62

  Nudleman, Eric ^a   Kaiser, Dale ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Fibrils; PilQ; PilT; Secretins; Social motility; Twitching motility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; SECRETIN;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; BIOGENESIS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SECRETION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOVEMENT; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; HEDYOTIS MANNII; PILA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 2642545615     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077869     Document Type: Review

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