@article{Pelicic:2019:10.1111/mmi.14397,
author = {Pelicic, V},
doi = {10.1111/mmi.14397},
journal = {Mol Microbiol},
pages = {1674--1683},
title = {Monoderm bacteria: the new frontier for type IV pilus biology.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.14397},
volume = {112},
year = {2019}
}

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AB  - In the diverse world of bacterial pili, type IV pili (Tfp) are unique for two reasons: their multifunctionality and ubiquity. This latter feature offers an extraordinary possibility, that is, to perform comparative studies in evolutionarily distant species in order to improve our fragmentary understanding of Tfp biology. Regrettably, such potential has remained largely untapped, because, for 20 years, Tfp have only been characterised in diderm bacteria. However, recent studies of Tfp in monoderms have started closing the gap, revealing many interesting commonalities and a few significant differences, extending the frontiers of knowledge of Tfp biology. Here, I review the current state of the art of the Tfp field in monoderm bacteria and discuss resulting implications for our general understanding of the assembly and function of these widespread filamentous nanomachines.
AU  - Pelicic,V
DO  - 10.1111/mmi.14397
EP  - 1683
PY  - 2019///
SP  - 1674
TI  - Monoderm bacteria: the new frontier for type IV pilus biology.
T2  - Mol Microbiol
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.14397
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31556183
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/74145
VL  - 112
ER  - 

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