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The comP locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae encodes a type IV prepilin that is dispensable for pilus biogenesis but essential for natural transformation
dc.contributor.authorWolfgang, Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.authorvan Putten, Jos. P. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Stanley F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKoomey, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T21:27:42Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T21:27:42Z
dc.date.issued1999-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationWolfgang, Matthew; van Putten, Jos P. M . ; Hayes, Stanley F . ; Koomey, Michael (1999). "The comP locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae encodes a type IV prepilin that is dispensable for pilus biogenesis but essential for natural transformation ." Molecular Microbiology 31(5): 1345-1357. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74520>en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Science Ltden_US
dc.rights1999 Blackwell Science Ltden_US
dc.titleThe comP locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae encodes a type IV prepilin that is dispensable for pilus biogenesis but essential for natural transformationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMicrobiology and Immunologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620, USA.,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherLaboratory of Microbial Structure and Function,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMicroscopy Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT, USA.,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherBiotechnology Centre of Oslo, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.en_US
dc.identifier.pmid10200956en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01269.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceMolecular Microbiologyen_US
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