Structural diversification of phage tail fibres enables recognition of diverse type IV pili
Ikram Qaderi, Hanjeong Harvey, Yao Shen, Ylan Nguyen, Amogelang R. Raphenya, Isabelle Chan, Alba Guarné, Andrew G. McArthur, Lori L. Burrows
The paper shows how phage tail fibre structure determines their ability to recognize diverse type IV pils despite receptor variation.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology