Biological properties of two distinct pilus types produced by isogenic variants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae P9
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 141 (1) , 393-396
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.141.1.393-396.1980
Abstract
Isogenic variants from a single strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were shown to produce two distinct types of pili. These pili, designated alpha and beta, differed in both subunit molecular weight and in ability to attach to buccal epithelial cells.Keywords
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