The Remarkable Biomechanical Properties of the Type 1 Chaperone-Usher Pilus: A Structural and Molecular Perspective.
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DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.psib-0010-2018
Abstract: Chaperone-usher (CU) pili are long, supramolecular protein fibers tethered to the surface of numerous bacterial pathogens. These virulence factors function primarily in bacterial adhesion to host tissues, but they also mediate biofilm formation. Type 1… read more here.
Keywords: urine flow; urinary tract; remarkable biomechanical; chaperone usher ... See more keywords