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Cultivation of E. coli carrying a plasmid-based Measles vaccine construct (4.2 kbp pcDNA3F) employing medium optimisation and pH-temperature induction techniques

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The GBS PI-2a Pilus Is Required for Virulence in Mice Neonates

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Bacterial Pili exploit integrin machinery to promote immune activation and efficient blood-brain barrier penetration

(2011) Anirban Banerjee et al.   Nature Communications

Enterococcal Biofilm Formation and Virulence in an Optimized Murine Model of Foreign Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

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Enterococcus faecalis rnjB Is Required for Pilin Gene Expression and Biofilm Formation

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(2010) Lamya El Mortaji et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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(2010) Chungyu Chang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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Structural Basis of Host Cell Recognition by the Pilus Adhesin from Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

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Characterization of theebpfmpilus-encoding operon ofEnterococcus faeciumand its role in biofilm formation and virulence in a murine model of urinary tract infection

(2010) Jouko Sillanpää et al.   Virulence

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report: Data summary for 2006 through 2008, issued December 2009

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Inappropriate Treatment of Catheter‐Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in a Tertiary Care Hospital

(2009) Matthew Cope et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Capsular Polysaccharide Production in Enterococcus faecalis and Contribution of CpsF to Capsule Serospecificity

(2009) L. R. Thurlow et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Mechanism for Sortase Localization and the Role of Sortase Localization in Efficient Pilus Assembly in Enterococcus faecalis

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Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

(2009) M. Kankainen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

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

A group B streptococcal pilus protein promotes phagocyte resistance and systemic virulence

(2008) Heather C. Maisey et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated With Healthcare-Associated Infections: Annual Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006–2007

(2008) Alicia I. Hidron et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Plasma membrane deformation by circular arrays of ESCRT-III protein filaments

(2008) Phyllis I. Hanson et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Expression of two distinct types of pili by a hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium isolate

(2008) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Identification and phenotypic characterization of a second collagen adhesin, Scm, and genome-based identification and analysis of 13 other predicted MSCRAMMs, including four distinct pilus loci, in Enterococcus faecium

(2008) J. Sillanpaa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

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

Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A

(2008) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   PLoS Pathogens