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Environment International, 2020 Interspecies electron transfer plays an important role in syntrophic methanogenesis. Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between syntrophic oxidizers and methanogens via conductive pili has been only confirmed in some specific co-cultures.
Qidong Yin +4 more
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Role of type IV pili in predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, as an obligate predator of Gram-negative bacteria, requires contact with the surface of a prey cell in order to initiate the life cycle.
Ryan M Chanyi, Susan F Koval
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Archaeal type IV pili and their involvement in biofilm formation [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Type IV pili are ancient proteinaceous structures present on the cell surface of species in nearly all bacterial and archaeal phyla. These filaments are involved in a diverse array of critical cellular processes.
Rianne eEsquivel +1 more
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DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION OF TYPE IV PILI SYSTEMS IN ARCHAEA [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Many surface structures in archaea including various types of pili and the archaellum (archaeal flagellum) are homologous to bacterial type IV pili systems (T4P).
Kira eMakarova +2 more
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Type IV pili of Enterobacteriaceae species. [PDF]
EcoSal PlusABSTRACT Type IV pili (T4Ps) are surface filaments widely distributed among bacteria and archaea. T4Ps are involved in many cellular functions and contribute to virulence in some species of bacteria. Due to the diversity of T4Ps, different properties have been observed for homologous proteins that make
Little JI +5 more
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Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments? [PDF]
Trends Microbiol, 2023 A dynamic field of study has emerged involving long-range electron transport by extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a model system. The interest in this topic stems from the potential uses of such systems in bioremediation, energy generation, and new bio-based nanotechnology for electronic devices.
Wang F +4 more
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Type IV Pili: dynamic bacterial nanomachines
FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2021 ABSTRACT Bacteria and archaea rely on appendages called type IV pili (T4P) to participate in diverse behaviors including surface sensing, biofilm formation, virulence, protein secretion and motility across surfaces. T4P are broadly distributed fibers that dynamically extend and retract, and this dynamic activity is essential for their ...
Courtney K Ellison +2 more
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Analysis of pilus biogenesis genes in bacteria expressing type iv pili [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018 The structural and sequences similarities of type-IV pili proteins were analysed in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Saeed AHMED +6 more
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Type IV Pili in Gram-Positive Bacteria [PDF]
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2013 SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are surface-exposed fibers that mediate many functions in bacteria, including locomotion, adherence to host cells, DNA uptake (competence), and protein secretion and that can act as nanowires carrying electric current.
Stephen, Melville, Lisa, Craig
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Structural diversity in the type IV pili of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter [PDF]
, 2016 Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative coccobacillus found primarily in hospital settings that has recently emerged as a source of hospital-acquired infections. A.
Feldman, Mario F +10 more
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