Type IV pili of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediate twitching
motility and act as receptors for bacteriophage infection. They are also important bacterial …

The role of piliation in the development and course of acute pulmonary infection was
examined using infant BALB/cByJ mice inoculated by intranasal instillation of isogenic Pil+ …

The disulfide loop domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO pilin was altered by insertion of
a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene into the pilin gene so that the C-terminal nine …

Twitching motility is a form of surface-associated bacterial movement mediated by type IV pili
of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Others have shown that pilT and pilU mutants, which are …

The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial
pneumonia. Among its virulence factors, the type IV pili of P. aeruginosa strain 1244 contain …

Type 4 fimbriae are produced by a variety of pathogens, in which they appear to function in
adhesion to epithelial cells, and in a form of surface translocation called twitching motility …

Tissue damage predisposes humans to life‐threatening disseminating infection by the
opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bacterial adherence to host tissue is a …

The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa expresses polar type IV pili (TFP),
which are responsible for adhesion to various materials and twitching motility on surfaces …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) produces several surface-associated adherence factors or
adhesins which promote attachment to epithelial cells and contribute to the virulence of this …

Type IV pili are long filamentous appendages required for both adhesion and a unique form
of motility known as twitching. Twitching motility involves the extension and retraction of the …