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High-resolution structure of a type IV pilin from the metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis
BACKGROUND: Type IV pili are widely expressed among Gram-negative bacteria, where they are involved in biofilm formation, serve in the transfer of DNA, motility and in the bacterial attachment to various surfaces. Type IV pili in Shewanella oneidensis are also supposed to play an important role in e...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12900-015-0031-7 |