High-Throughput Screen for Inhibitors of the Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase PilB

Many bacterial pathogens use their type IV pili (T4P) to facilitate and maintain infection of a human host. Small chemical compounds that inhibit the production or assembly of T4P have promise in the treatment and prevention of infections, especially in the era of increasing threats from...

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Main Authors: Keane J. Dye, Nancy J. Vogelaar, Pablo Sobrado, Zhaomin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSphere
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00129-21