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16778837

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Most bacterial pathogens have long filamentous structures known as pili or fimbriae extending from their surface. These structures are often involved in the initial adhesion of the bacteria to host tissues during colonization. In gram-negative bacteria, pili are typically formed by non-covalent interactions between pilin subunits. By contrast, the recently discovered pili in gram-positive pathogens are formed by covalent polymerization of adhesive pilin subunits. Evidence from studies of pili in the three principal streptococcal pathogens of humans indicates that the genes that encode the pilin subunits and the enzymes that are required for the assembly of these subunits into pili have been acquired en bloc by the horizontal transfer of a pathogenicity island.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1740-1526
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
509-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Pili in gram-positive pathogens.
pubmed:affiliation
Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Srl, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. john_telford@chiron.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review