Different effects of MglA and MglB on pilus-mediated functions and natural competence in Thermus thermophilus

Extremophiles

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-267

  Salzer, Ralf ^a   Joos, Friederike ^b   Averhoff, Beate ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Natural competence; T. thermophilus; Twitching motility; Type IV pili

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; FIMBRIA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84925489417     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-014-0711-4     Document Type: Article

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