How Some Pili Pull
- 7 December 2007
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 318 (5856) , 1558-1559
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1151398
Abstract
Unexpected covalent bonds explain the high mechanical strength of the ultrathin pili of Gram-positive bacteria.Keywords
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