Type IV pili is a critical virulence factor in clinical isolates of Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus
C. Hehnly, A. Shi, P. Ssentongo, L. Zhang, A. Isaacs, S. U. Morton, N. Streck, P. Erdmann-Gilmore, I. Tolstoy, R. R. Townsend, D. D. Limbrick, J. N. Paulson, J. E. Ericson, M. Y. Galperin, S. J. Schiff, J. R. Broach
The paper identifies type IV pili as a critical virulence factor in Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus clinical isolates associated with postinfectious hydrocephalus.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology