A second pilus type in Streptococcus pneumoniae is prevalent in emerging serotypes and mediates adhesion to host cells.

Bagnoli, Fabio; Moschioni, Monica; Donati, Claudio; Dimitrovska, Valentina; Ferlenghi, Ilaria; Facciotti, Claudia; Muzzi, Alessandro; Giusti, Fabiola; Emolo, Carla; Sinisi, Antonella; Hilleringmann, Markus; Pansegrau, Werner; Censini, Stefano; Rappuoli, Rino; Covacci, Antonello; Masignani, Vega; Barocchi, Michele A

Bagnoli, Fabio; Moschioni, Monica; Donati, Claudio; Dimitrovska, Valentina; Ferlenghi, Ilaria; Facciotti, Claudia; Muzzi, Alessandro; Giusti, Fabiola; Emolo, Carla; Sinisi, Antonella; Hilleringmann, Markus; Pansegrau, Werner; Censini, Stefano; Rappuoli, Rino; Covacci, Antonello; Masignani, Vega; Barocchi, Michele A.

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Bagnoli F; Department of Cellular Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Novartis Vaccines, University of Siena, Siena 53100, Italy.

J Bacteriol ; 190(15): 5480-92, 2008 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18515415

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Bacterial Adhesion; Fimbriae, Bacterial/physiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae/physiology; Cell Line; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA, Bacterial/chemistry; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; Epithelial Cells/microbiology; Fimbriae, Bacterial/genetics; Fimbriae, Bacterial/ultrastructure; Gene Order; Genes, Bacterial; Genomic Islands; Genotype; Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Molecular Sequence Data; Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Serotyping; Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification; Streptococcus pneumoniae/genetics; Streptococcus pneumoniae/ultrastructure

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Streptococcus pneumoniae / Bacterial Adhesion / Fimbriae, Bacterial Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Bacteriol Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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