Type IV pilus biogenesis and motility in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
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- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 37 (4) , 941-951
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02068.x
Abstract
We have recently shown that phototactic movement in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 requires type IV pilins. To elucidate further type IV pilus‐dependent motility, we inactiv...Keywords
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