S. L. N. Kilmury

The paper shows that increased type IVa pili (T4aP) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa reduces virulence by interfering with the type III secretion system, independent of twitching motility.

This study identifies additional genes regulated by the PilSR two-component system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, showing its role in motility and surface sensing beyond T4P regulation.

This study shows that minor pilins and PilY1 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa regulate virulence by modulating FimS-AlgR activity, with loss of these proteins increasing AlgR activation and reducing acute virulence factors.

This study shows FimV regulates twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently of cAMP, through polar localization of regulatory proteins and structural components.