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The Cryo-Electron Microscopy Structure of the Type 1 Chaperone-Usher Pilus RodThe Cryo-Electron Microscopy Structure of the Type 1 Chaperone-Usher Pilus Rod
Structural highlights
Function[FIMA1_ECOLI] Fimbriae (also called pili), polar filaments radiating from the surface of the bacterium to a length of 0.5-1.5 micrometers and numbering 100-300 per cell, enable bacteria to colonize the epithelium of specific host organs. |
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