Structural basis of host recognition and biofilm formation by Salmonella Saf pili
Zeng L, Zhang L, Wang P, Meng G. Structural basis of host recognition and biofilm formation by Salmonella Saf pili. ELife 2017, 6: e28619. PMID: 29125121, PMCID: PMC5700814, DOI: 10.7554/elife.28619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost recognitionBiofilm formationNovel functionStructure-based mutantsSelf-association activityFunctional characterizationBiofilm formation assaysStructural basisBacterial aggregationFormation assaysCell aggregationPiliAdherence assaysColonizationSAXS characterizationAssaysMutantsSAFABacterial infectionsSAFDOligomerizationCrystal structureAggregationMechanismFormation