title: Identification of pilus-like structures and genes in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806.
abstract: Four putative type IV pilus genes from the toxic, naturally transformable Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806 were identified. Three of these genes were clustered in an arrangement which is identical to that from other cyanobacterial genomes. Type IV pilus-like appendages were also observed by electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Kenlee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakasugi
authors.forename: Brett A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Neilan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D046931:Microcystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins