<named-content content-type="genus-species">Neisseria gonorrhoeae</named-content> Metalloprotease NGO1686 Is Required for Full Piliation, and Piliation Is Required for Resistance to H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>- and Neutrophil-Mediated Killing
ABSTRACT The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is caused exclusively by the human-specific pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Type IV pili are an essential virulence factor uniformly expressed on clinical gonococcal isolates and are required for several aspects of gonococcal pathogenesis, includ...
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American Society for Microbiology
2013
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/84c8a14d254c4dea88bfd771be33f51e |
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