Two isoforms of Geobacter sulfurreducens PilA have distinct roles in pilus biogenesis, cytochrome localization, extracellular electron transfer, and biofilm formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2551-2563

  Richter, Lubna V ^a   Sandler, Steven J ^a   Weis, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON OXIDE; PILA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; BIOGENESIS; CELL SURFACE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; CYTOCHROMES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; PILA;

EID: 84861371422     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06366-11     Document Type: Article

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