Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A

Pili have been identified on the cell surface of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In contrast to Gram-negative bacteria, little is known about the structure of native pili in Gram-positive species and their role in pathogenicity. Triple immunoelectron mic...

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Autores principales: Hilleringmann, Markus, Giusti, Fabiola, Baudner, Barbara C., Masignani, Vega, Covacci, Antonello, Rappuoli, Rino, Barocchi, Michèle A., Ferlenghi, Ilaria
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18369475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000026

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18369475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000026

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