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. 2015 May 5:6:362.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00362. eCollection 2015.

Getting a hold on archaeal type IV pili: an expanding repertoire of cellular appendages implicates complex regulation and diverse functions

Scott Chimileski  1 , R Thane Papke  1
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Getting a hold on archaeal type IV pili: an expanding repertoire of cellular appendages implicates complex regulation and diverse functions

Scott Chimileski et al. Front Microbiol. .
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Keywords: archaeal biofilm formation; archaellum; haloarchaea; microbial cell-to-cell interactions; surface adhesion; type IV pili.

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