Type IV Pili as a Therapeutic Target

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2019 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Trends in Microbiology, volume 27, pages 658-661 (issn: 0966-842X,

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Authors: Guillaume Duménil;

doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.05.005

pmid: 31182345

Type IV Pili as a Therapeutic Target

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Abstract

In the age of antibiotic resistance, strategies targeting virulence traits of bacteria are the focus of intense study. Two such studies came out independently a week apart showing that bacterial type IV pili are a promising therapeutic target.

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Pathogenèse des infections vasculaires
France
Institut Pasteur
France
INSTITUT PASTEUR (BP)
France
Inserm
France

Keywords

Adenosine Triphosphatases, Drug Delivery Systems, Fimbriae, Bacterial, Animals, Humans, Anti-Bacterial Agents

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