Functional role of the type 1 pilus rod structure in mediating host-pathogen interactions
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.31662
Abstract: Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), which cause urinary tract infections (UTI), utilize type 1 pili, a chaperone usher pathway (CUP) pilus, to cause UTI and colonize the gut. The pilus rod, comprised of repeating FimA subunits,… read more here.
Keywords: pilus; pilus rod; type pilus; functional role ... See more keywords