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any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

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hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

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To determine if type 1 pilus binding to mannose receptors affected fim gene expression, a LD-RT-PCR assay was performed.
Type 1 Pilus Expression Changes after Ligand-Receptor Binding.
Differential Regulation of Escherichia colifim Genes following Binding to Mannose Receptors
The company also agreed Pilus would pay to Tauriga 20% of its net profit to Tauriga.
Open Therapeutics Acquires 80% Stake of Life Science Firm Tauriga's Pilus Energy Unit
Pilus protein-specific IgG was measured by multiplex immunoassay that used recombinant pilus proteins BP-1, BP-2a, and BP-2b coupled to magnetic beads and expressed as relative Luminex units (RLU) per milliliter.
Standard serum for determination of human IgG specific for GBS pilus proteins was obtained by pooling hyperimmune serum from persons colonized by GBS.
Immune responses to invasive group B streptococcal disease in adults
As a result of the transaction, the buyer also acquired a portfolio of global intellectual property (IP) assets from Bacterial Robotics LLC, Pilus' parent, and a microbial fuel cell patent issued to the target in January 2013.
Tauriga Sciences closes buy of Pilus Energy
It has been shown that one ST25 isolate from Canada, which does not have a discrete srtF pilus cluster and is unable to express the srtF pilus, is nonetheless PCR positive for each of the individual srtF genes because PCR amplicons can be generated from homologs of these genes found at various genome locations (13,16).
Lineage and virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 isolates from North America
24 December 2013 - US diversified company Tauriga Sciences Inc (OTCMKTS:TAUG) said today that it was committed to completing the planned purchase of local alternative cleantech energy solutions developer Pilus Energy LLC, despite the recent downward trend in target's stock price.
Tauriga confirms commitment to closing Pilus Energy deal
The PI-2 pilus is composed of polymers of the major pilus protein PitB (9).
Increase in pilus islet 2-encoded pili among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
In addition, the authors describe in great detail the recognition of host receptors by pili and the pilus biogenesis by chaperon-user pathways.
Structural Biology of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Finally, both strains carried the bfpA gene encoding bundlin, the structural subunit of the bundle-forming pilus expressed by typical EPEC strains but not by EHEC.
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 strains from Brazil. (Dispatches)
An inducible bundle-forming pilus produced by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Characterization of flagella produced by clinical strains of stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Pilus and non-pilus bacterial adhesins: assembly and function in cell recognition.
Adhesins as Targets for Vaccine Development
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