A structural basis for sustained bacterial adhesion: Biomechanical properties of CFA/I pili

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 415, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 918-928

  Andersson, Magnus ^a   Björnham, Oscar ^a,b   Svantesson, Mats ^a   Badahdah, Arwa ^c   Uhlin, Bernt Eric ^a   Bullitt, Esther ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; fimbriae; force spectroscopy; optical tweezers; unwinding

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COLONIZATION FACTOR ANTIGEN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ORGANELLE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856211966     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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