Mutations in the gene encoding the ancillary pilin subunit of the Streptococcus suis srtF cluster result in pili formed by the major subunit only.

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: Nahuel Fittipaldi, Daisuke Takamatsu, María de la Cruz Domínguez-Punaro, Marie-Pier Lecours, Diane Montpetit, Makoto Osaki, Tsutomu Sekizaki, Marcelo Gottschalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2797073?pdf=render

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