Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses type IV pili (T4P) to interact with the environment and as key
virulence factors when acting as an opportunistic pathogen. Assembly of the outer …

Type IV pili (T4P) contain hundreds of major subunits, but minor subunits are also required
for assembly and function. Here we show that Pseudomonas aeruginosa minor pilins prime …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that expresses type IVa
pili. The pilus assembly system, which promotes surface-associated twitching motility and …

ABSTRACT Type IV pili (T4P) are retractile appendages that contribute to the virulence of
bacterial pathogens. PilF is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipoprotein that is essential for T4P …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pili (T4P) are virulence factors that promote infection of
cystic fibrosis and immunosuppressed patients. As the absence of T4P impairs colonization …

Type IV pili (T4P) are bacterial virulence factors responsible for attachment to surfaces and
for twitching motility, a motion that involves a succession of pilus extension and retraction …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses long, thin fibres called type IV pili (T4P) for adherence to
surfaces, biofilm formation, and twitching motility. A conserved subcomplex of PilMNOP is …

Type IV pili are long filamentous appendages required for both adhesion and a unique form
of motility known as twitching. Twitching motility involves the extension and retraction of the …

Many bacterial pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, use type IVa pili (T4aP) for
attachment and twitching motility. T4aP are composed primarily of major pilin subunits …

The highly conserved pilM/N/O/P/Q gene cluster is among the core set of genes required for
cell surface expression of type IV pili and associated twitching motility. With the exception of …