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pilus shaft

Known as: fimbrial shaft 
The long, slender, mid section of a pilus. [GOC:jl]
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Structures of major pilins in Clostridium perfringens demonstrate dynamic conformational change.
Pili in Gram-positive bacteria are flexible rod proteins associated with the bacterial cell surface, and they play important… 
2018
2018
Diazirine-functionalized mannosides for photoaffinity labeling: trouble with FimH
Photoaffinity labeling is frequently employed for the investigation of ligand–receptor interactions in solution. We have employed… 
2014
2014
The Truncated Major Pilin Subunit Sbp2 of the srtBCD Pilus Cluster Still Contributes to Streptococcus suis Pathogenesis in the Absence of Pilus Shaft
Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an emerging zoonotic agent responsible for a number of infections in pigs and humans. Pili… 
2014
2014
Studies of the Type IV Pilus of Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis is largely a commensal species, resident specifically in the human nasopharynx but can also cause endemic… 
2013
2013
Localization and function of the accessory protein Mfa3 in Porphyromonas gingivalis Mfa1 fimbriae.
The fimbriae of Porphyromonas gingivalis, the causative agent of periodontitis, have been implicated in various aspects of… 
2010
2010
The high-adhesive properties of the FimH adhesin of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis are determined by a single F118S substitution.
The binding properties of low- and high-adhesive forms of FimH adhesins from Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis and… 
2010
2010
Purification, crystallization and halide phasing of a Streptococcus agalactiae backbone pilin GBS80 fragment.
The Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of bacterial septicemia… 
2009
2009
Characterization of host and microbe interactions affecting adherence, clearance and systemic spread of S. pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) mainly gives rise to diseases of the respiratory tract, such as pneumonia, acute… 
2007
2007
Pneumococcal pili and other cell surface properties affect the infection biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae
The pneumococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a major respiratory tract disease causing pathogen with an estimated mortality of… 
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