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Journal of Bacteriology, June 2007, p. 4547-4551, Vol. 189, No. 12
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.01927-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Molecular Analysis of Genes in Nostoc punctiforme Involved in Pilus Biogenesis and Plant Infection
Paula S. Duggan,
Priscila Gottardello,
and
David G. Adams*
Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Received 21 December 2006/
Accepted 30 March 2007
Hormogonia are the infective agents in many cyanobacterium-plant symbioses. Pilus-like appendages are expressed on the hormogonium surface, and mutations in pil-like genes altered surface piliation and reduced symbiotic competency. This is the first molecular evidence that pilus biogenesis in a filamentous cyanobacterium requires a type IV pilus system.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Garstang Building, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom. Phone: 44(0)113 3435588. Fax: 44(0)113 3434311. E-mail: d.g.adams{at}leeds.ac.uk
Published ahead of print on 6 April 2007.
Present address: The Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom.
Journal of Bacteriology, June 2007, p. 4547-4551, Vol. 189, No. 12
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.01927-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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