Species-specific recognition of Sulfolobales mediated by UV inducible pili and S-layer glycosylation patterns
M. van Wolferen, A. Shajahan, K. Heinrich, S. Brenziger, I. Black, A. Wagner, A. Briegel, P. Azadi, S.-V. Albers
This study identifies species-specific regions in Sulfolobus pilin subunits and unique N-glycan patterns that mediate species-specific aggregation and DNA exchange.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2019Microbiology