Hydrogels based on natural polymers have bright application prospects in biomedical fields
due to their outstanding biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the poor …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that synthesizes and secretes a
wide range of virulence factors. P. aeruginosa poses a potential threat to human health …

Type IV pili (T4P) are one of the most common forms of bacterial and archaeal surface
structures, involved in adherence, motility, competence for DNA uptake, and pathogenesis …

SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are multifunctional protein fibers produced on the surfaces of a
wide variety of bacteria and archaea. The major subunit of T4P is the type IV pilin, and …

▪ Abstract Twitching motility is a flagella-independent form of bacterial translocation over
moist surfaces. It occurs by the extension, tethering, and then retraction of polar type IV pili …

Biofilm formation by Gfp‐tagged Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 wild type, flagella and
type IV pili mutants in flow chambers irrigated with citrate minimal medium was …

Polyphosphate kinase (PPK), encoded by the ppk gene, is the principal enzyme in many
bacteria for the synthesis of inorganic polyphosphate (poly P) from ATP. A knockout mutant …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile opportunistic pathogen capable of infecting a broad
range of hosts, in addition to thriving in a broad range of environmental conditions outside of …

Biofilms are surface-attached multicellular communities. Using single-cell tracking
microscopy, we showed that a pilY1 mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is defective in …

Decades of research have been dedicated to the study of the opportunistic pathogen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram‐negative, environmental bacterium that secretes the …