MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Antigenic variation impacts gonococcal lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance by modulating interbacterial forces
I. Wielert, S. Kraus-Roemer, T. E. Volkmann…·B. Maier
This study shows that pilin antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae alters T4P filament structure, affecting bacterial lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance by changing interbacterial forces.
DOI 10.1101/2023.07.06.548055