Type IV pili in Francisella - A virulence trait in an intracellular pathogen

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue FEB, 2011, Pages

  Salomonsson, Emelie Näslund ^a   Forslund, Anna Lena ^a   Forsberg, Åke ^b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Francisella tularensis; Type II secretion; Type IV pili; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861780359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00029     Document Type: Article

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