Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among younger ...

This work is a continuation of previous research published in 2020, when Zeng's team found a phage that can similarly break off the pili of E. coli cells, preventing the bacteria from sharing ...

Caption This video shows a pilus shoot out from the bacterial cell to latch onto a piece of DNA. The image on the right shows the bacteria and pilus in green and the DNA in red. The image on the ...

Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and ...

Pilus motors are molecular motors, which are attached to pili—thin, hair-like appendages present on the bacterial cell ...

Both studies investigated bacteria from the phylogenetically ... (this has yet to be confirmed), these type IV pili might be involved in cell motility. An estimated 10% of the final assembly ...

Figure 2. Uropathogenic E. coli strains exhibit well described virulence factors (eg, increased adherence to vaginal and uroepithelial cells via surface pili, increased quantities of K capsular ...

Ghent, 7 November 2024 – Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study ...