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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Pub. Co
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022761/ |