Type IV pili and cell motility
Open Access
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 32 (1), 01-10
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01339.x
Abstract
Type IV pili (Tfp) mediate the movement of bacteria over surfaces without the use of flagella. These movements are known as social gliding in Myxococcus xanthus and twitching in organisms such as Pse...Keywords
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