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Aggregative adherence fimbriae form compact structures as seen by SAXS [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Bacterial colonization is mediated by fimbriae, which are thin hair-like appendages dispersed from the bacterial surface. The aggregative adherence fimbriae from enteroaggregative E. coli are secreted through the outer membrane and consist of polymerized
Rie Jønsson +8 more
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The polymer and materials science of the bacterial fimbriae Caf1 [PDF]
Biomaterials Science, 2023 Progress in revealing the rich polymer and materials science of Capsular antigen fragment 1 (Caf1), a bacterial fimbriae expressed by the bacterium Yersina pestis, is described.
David A. Fulton +2 more
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Diversity in Genetic Regulation of Bacterial Fimbriae Assembled by the Chaperone Usher Pathway [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Bacteria express different types of hair-like proteinaceous appendages on their cell surface known as pili or fimbriae. These filamentous structures are primarily involved in the adherence of bacteria to both abiotic and biotic surfaces for biofilm formation and/or virulence of non-pathogenic and pathogenic bacteria.
Dharmender K. Gahlot +2 more
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Mechanics of biofilms formed of bacteria with fimbriae appendages.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Gram-negative bacteria, as well as some Gram-positive bacteria, possess hair-like appendages known as fimbriae, which play an important role in adhesion of the bacteria to surfaces or to other bacteria.
Xing Jin, Jeffrey S Marshall
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What Flips the Switch? Signals and Stress Regulating Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Type 1 Fimbriae (Pili) [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Pathogens are exposed to a multitude of harmful conditions imposed by the environment of the host. Bacterial responses against these stresses are pivotal for successful host colonization and pathogenesis. In the case of many E.
Hicham Bessaiah +3 more
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Bacterial fimbriae designed to stay with the flow. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2006 The human digestive system houses a diverse colony of beneficial bacteria, but one species—E. coli—can wreak havoc when it colonizes mucous membranes that normally exist unmolested (for example, in the urinary tract). To latch on to cells and establish infection, E. coli uses fimbriae—long, hairlike organelles that project from the bacterium’s surface.
Liza Gross
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Yad fimbriae are triggered by host cues and enhance extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli tissue colonisation during bloodstream infection. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensBacterial pathogens that infect host sites beyond their native ecological niche must be equipped to cope with unique challenges across distinct environments.
Chloe Ellison +8 more
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Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2013 Marginal periodontitis is not a homogeneous disease but is rather influenced by an intricate set of host susceptibility differences as well as diversities in virulence among the harbored organisms. It is likely that clonal heterogeneity of subpopulations
Morten Enersen +2 more
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Fimbriae potentiate Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans for periodontal disease [PDF]
Current Research in Microbial SciencesAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a major contributor to aggressive periodontitis and has been increasingly implicated in systemic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease.
Yanyan Fu +2 more
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mBio, 2021 Understanding the tropism of pathogens for host and tissue requires a complete understanding of the host receptors targeted by fimbrial adhesins. Furthermore, blocking adhesion is a promising strategy to counter increasing antibiotic resistance and is enabled by the identification of host receptors.
Christopher J. Day +8 more
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