Twelve pil genes are required for biogenesis of the R64 thin pilus.
Yoshida T, Kim SR, Komano T.
Yoshida T, et al. Among authors: komano t.
J Bacteriol. 1999 Apr;181(7):2038-43. doi: 10.1128/JB.181.7.2038-2043.1999.
J Bacteriol. 1999.
PMID: 10094679
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Fourteen genes, pilI to -V, were found in the DNA region responsible for the biogenesis of the R64 thin pilus (S.-R. Kim and T. Komano, J. Bacteriol. 179:3594-3603, 1997). In this study, we introduced frameshift mutations into each of the 14 pil genes to test their …
Fourteen genes, pilI to -V, were found in the DNA region responsible for the biogenesis of the R64 thin pilus (S.-R. Kim and T. Ko …