| Literature DB >> 18641157 |
Leonardo De La Fuente1, Thomas J Burr, Harvey C Hoch.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18641157 PMCID: PMC2546647 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00995-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792