Crystal structure of the CupB6 adhesive tip from the chaperone-usher family of pili from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic bacterial pathogen that can cause chronic infection of the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. Chaperone-usher systems in P. aeruginosa are known to translocate and assemble adhesive pili on the bacterial surface and contribute to biofilm format...

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Main Authors: Rasheed, Masooma, Garnett, James, Pérez-Dorado, Inmaculada, Muhl, Daniela, Filloux, Alain, Matthews, Steve
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Pub. Co 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022761/