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Mutations in type I and type IV pilus biosynthetic genes affect twitching motility rates in Xylella fastidiosa
Xylella fastidiosa possesses both type I and type IV pilli at the same cell pole. By use of a microfluidic device, the speed of twitching movement by wild-type cells on a glass surface against the ...
Specific amplification of iron receptor genes in Xylella fastidiosa strains from different hosts
Bacterial production of siderophores may involve specific genes related to nonribosomal peptide and polyketide biosynthesis, which have not been fully identified in the genome of Xylella fastidiosa...
Twitching motility in Legionella pneumophila
Twitching motility is a form of bacterial translocation over solid or semi-solid surfaces mediated by the extension, tethering, and subsequent retraction of type IV pili. These pili are also known ...
Type I and type IV pili of Xylella fastidiosa affect twitching motility, biofilm formation and cell-cell aggregation
Xylella fastidiosa, an important phytopathogenic bacterium, causes serious plant diseases including Pierce's disease of grapevine. It is reported here that type I and type IV pili of X fastidiosa p...
Upstream migration of Xylella fastidiosa via pilus-driven twitching motility
Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited nonflagellated bacterium that causes economically important diseases of plants by developing biofilms that block xylem sap flow. How the bacterium is transloca...
