Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Ancillary Pilin Subunit of the Streptococcus suis srtF Cluster Result in Pili Formed by the Major Subunit Only

Pili have been shown to contribute to the virulence of different Gram-positive pathogenic species. Among other critical steps of bacterial pathogenesis, these structures participate in adherence to host cells, colonization and systemic virulence. Recently, the presence of at least four discrete gene...

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Main Authors: Fittipaldi, Nahuel, Takamatsu, Daisuke, Domínguez-Punaro, María de la Cruz, Lecours, Marie-Pier, Montpetit, Diane, Osaki, Makoto, Sekizaki, Tsutomu, Gottschalk, Marcelo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797073/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052283
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008426
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