External Stresses Affect Gonococcal Type 4 Pilus Dynamics
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.839711
Abstract: Bacterial type 4 pili (T4P) are extracellular polymers that serve both as adhesins and molecular motors. Functionally, they are involved in adhesion, colony formation, twitching motility, and horizontal gene transfer. T4P of the human pathogen… read more here.
Keywords: external stresses; hydrogen peroxide; type; pilus ... See more keywords