SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are surface-exposed fibers that mediate many functions in
bacteria, including locomotion, adherence to host cells, DNA uptake (competence), and …

The tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) structural motif is known to occur in a wide variety of
proteins present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The TPR motif represents an …

Francisella spp. are highly infectious and virulent bacteria that cause the zoonotic disease
tularemia. Knowledge is lacking for the virulence factors expressed by Francisella and how …

Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular gram-negative pathogen and the
etiological agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. Recent advances in the field of …

P orphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone periopathogen that plays an essential role in the
progress of periodontitis. Like other gram‐negative bacteria, the ability of P. gingivalis to …

Tularemia is a geographically widespread, severely debilitating, and occasionally lethal
disease in humans. It is caused by infection by a gram-negative bacterium, Francisella …

Airway epithelial cells are the first line of defense against invading microbes, and they
protect themselves through the production of carbohydrate and protein matrices …

Eukaryotic‐like proteins (ELP s) are classes of proteins that are found in prokaryotes, but
have a likely evolutionary origin in eukaryotes. ELP s have been postulated to mediate host …

Superfamily ATPases in type IV pili, type 2 secretion, and archaella (formerly archaeal
flagella) employ similar sequences for distinct biological processes. Here, we structurally …

Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 is the etiological agent of warm-water vibriosis, a disease that
affects eels and other teleosts, especially in fish farms. Biotype 2 is polyphyletic and …