A stealth adhesion factor contributes to Vibrio vulnificus pathogenicity: Flp pili play roles in host invasion, survival in the blood stream and resistance to complement activation
T.-M. Duong-Nu, K. Jeong, S. Y. Kim, W. Tan, S. Puth, K. H. Lee, S. E. Lee, J. H. Rhee
This study shows that all three Tad operons in Vibrio vulnificus are required for pathogenicity, as they enable host invasion, survival in blood, and resistance to complement activation through Flp pili.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2019Microbiology