A Type IV Pilin, PilA, Contributes to Adherence of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Virulence In Vivo

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Essex-Lopresti, AE
Boddey, JA
Thomas, R
Smith, MP
Hartley, MG
Atkins, T
Brown, NF
Tsang, CH
Peak, IRA
Hill, J
Beacham, IR
Titball, RW
Griffith University Author(s)
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2005
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Abstract
The Burkholderia pseudomallei K96243 genome contains multiple type IV pilin-associated loci, including one encoding a putative pilus structural protein (pilA). A pilA deletion mutant has reduced adherence to human epithelial cells and is less virulent in the nematode model of virulence and the murine model of melioidosis, suggesting a role for type IV pili in B. pseudomallei virulence.
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Infection and Immunity
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73
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2
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Biological Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
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