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Structural basis for Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation

Acinetobacter baumannii—a leading cause of nosocomial infections—has a remarkable capacity to persist in hospital environments and medical devices due to its ability to form biofilms. Biofilm formation is mediated by Csu pili, assembled via the “archaic” chaperone–usher pathway. The X-ray structure...

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Autores principales: Pakharukova, Natalia, Tuittila, Minna, Paavilainen, Sari, Malmi, Henri, Parilova, Olena, Teneberg, Susann, Knight, Stefan D., Zavialov, Anton V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29735695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800961115