Autoaggregation of Xylella fastidiosa Cells Is Influenced by Type I and Type IV Pili
- 1 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 74 (17), 5579-5582
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00995-08
Abstract
Autoaggregation of widely dispersed Xylella fastidiosa cells into compact cell masses occurred over a period of hours following 7 to 11 days of growth in microfluidic chambers. Studies involving the use of mutants defective in polarly positioned type I ( fimA -negative), type IV ( pilB -negative), or both type I and IV ( fimA - and pilO -negative) pili revealed the importance and role of pili in the autoaggregation process.This publication has 42 references indexed in Scilit:
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