Delineation of pilin domains required for bacterial association into microcolonies and intestinal colonization by Vibrio cholerae
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 35 (4) , 896-910
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01764.x
Abstract
The toxin‐co‐regulated pilus (TCP), a type 4 pilus that is expressed by epidemic strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139, is required for colonization of the human intestine. The TCP structure is asse...Keywords
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