Genetic analysis and morphological identification of pilus-like structures in members of the genus Bifidobacterium

Cell surface pili in Gram positive bacteria have been reported to orchestrate the colonization of host tissues, evasion of immunity and the development of biofilms. So far, little if any information is available on the presence of pilus-like structures in human gut commensals like bifidobacteria.In...

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Main Authors: Elena Foroni, Fausta Serafini, Davide Amidani, Francesca Turroni, Fei He, Francesca Bottacini, Mary O’Connell Motherway, Alice Viappiani, Ziding Zhang, Claudio Rivetti, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
Format: Artigo
Language:English
Published: 2011
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-s1-s16
https://microbialcellfactories.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/1475-2859-10-S1-S16
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