Ordered and ushered; the assembly and translocation of the adhesive type I and P Pili

Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 841-860

  Lillington, James ^a   Waksman, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaperone; Chaperone usher pathway; Donor strand complementation; Donor strand exchange; Pilicide; Type I and P pilus; Usher

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901325747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20797737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/biology2030841     Document Type: Review

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