Conserved Streptococcus pneumoniae spirosomes suggest a single type of transformation pilus in competence.

by Raphaël Laurenceau, Petya V Krasteva, Amy Diallo, Sahra Ouarti, Magalie Duchateau, Christian Malosse, Julia Chamot-Rooke, Rémi Fronzes
Published 2015-04-01

A type IV pilus mediates DNA binding during natural transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

by Raphaël Laurenceau, Gérard Péhau-Arnaudet, Sonia Baconnais, Joseph Gault, Christian Malosse, Annick Dujeancourt, Nathalie Campo, Julia Chamot-Rooke, Eric Le Cam, Jean-Pierre Claverys, Rémi Fronzes
Published 2013-01-01