The structure of PilA from Acinetobacter baumannii AB5075 suggests a mechanism for functional specialization in Acinetobacter type IV pili

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Cryoelectron Microscopy Reconstructions of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Type IV Pili at Sub-nanometer Resolution

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa defends against phages through type IV pilus glycosylation

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Evaluation of the ability ofAcinetobacter baumanniito form biofilms on six different biomedical relevant surfaces

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NEU1 Sialidase Regulates Membrane-tethered Mucin (MUC1) Ectodomain Adhesiveness forPseudomonas aeruginosaand Decoy Receptor Release

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Role of LuxIR Homologue AnoIR in Acinetobacter nosocomialis and the Effect of Virstatin on the Expression of anoR Gene

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The group I pilin glycan affects type IVa pilus hydrophobicity and twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244

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Acinetobacterstrains carry two functional oligosaccharyltransferases, one devoted exclusively to type IV pilin, and the other one dedicated toO-glycosylation of multiple proteins

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Structural and Evolutionary Analyses Show Unique Stabilization Strategies in the Type IV Pili of Clostridium difficile

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Neisseria meningitidis Type IV Pili Composed of Sequence Invariable Pilins Are Masked by Multisite Glycosylation

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Virstatin inhibits biofilm formation and motility of Acinetobacter baumannii

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Pseudomonas aeruginosaMinor Pilins Prime Type IVa Pilus Assembly and Promote Surface Display of the PilY1 Adhesin

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The physical basis of type 4 pilus-mediated microcolony formation by Vibrio cholerae O1

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Type IV pili: paradoxes in form and function

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Cooperative Retraction of Bundled Type IV Pili Enables Nanonewton Force Generation

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