The Minor Pilin Subunit Sgp2 Is Necessary for Assembly of the Pilus Encoded by the srtG Cluster of Streptococcus suis

Roles of Minor Pilin Subunits Spy0125 and Spy0130 in the Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain SF370

(2010) W. D. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Linkage of T3 and Cpa pilins in theStreptococcus pyogenesM3 pilus

(2009) Bernard R. Quigley et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus suis, an Important Cause of Adult Bacterial Meningitis in Northern Vietnam

(2009) Heiman F. L. Wertheim et al.   PLoS One

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae shaft pilin SpaA is built of tandem Ig-like modules with stabilizing isopeptide and disulfide bonds

(2009) H. J. Kang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic organization and preferential distribution of putative pilus gene clusters in Streptococcus suis

(2009) Daisuke Takamatsu et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Dual Role for Pilus in Adherence to Epithelial Cells and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2009) Yoan Konto-Ghiorghi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Pili in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria — structure, assembly and their role in disease

(2008) T. Proft et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Mode of Expression and Functional Characterization of FCT-3 Pilus Region-Encoded Proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes Serotype M49

(2008) M. Nakata et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Sortase A Utilizes an Ancillary Protein Anchor for Efficient Cell Wall Anchoring of Pili in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2008) A. H. Nobbs et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Roles of the Sortases of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Assembly of the RlrA Pilus

(2008) J. LeMieux et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A Second Pilus Type in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Prevalent in Emerging Serotypes and Mediates Adhesion to Host Cells

(2008) F. Bagnoli et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Amide bonds assemble pili on the surface of bacilli

(2008) J. M. Budzik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The molecular switch that activates the cell wall anchoring step of pilus assembly in gram-positive bacteria

(2008) A. Mandlik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sortase-Mediated Pilus Fiber Biogenesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2008) Clothilde Manzano et al.   STRUCTURE

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY