Abstract:
:Many pathogenic bacteria express filamentous appendages, termed pili, on their surface. These organelles function in several important bacterial processes, including mediating bacterial interaction with, and colonization of the host, signalling events, locomotion, DNA uptake, electric conductance, and biofilm formation. In the last decade, it has been established that the tuberculosis-causing bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, produces two pili types: curli and type IV pili. In this paper, we review studies on M. tuberculosis pili, highlighting their structure and biological significance to M. tuberculosis pathogenesis, and discuss their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention and diagnostic test development.
journal_name
Arch Microbioljournal_title
Archives of microbiologyauthors
Ramsugit S,Pillay Mdoi
10.1007/s00203-015-1117-0subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-01 00:00:00pages
737-44issue
6eissn
0302-8933issn
1432-072Xjournal_volume
197pub_type
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