Type IV pili (T4P) are thin filaments on the bacterial cell surface that are involved in surface colonization and motility, and serve as receptors for phages. Here, Hendrix et al. identify a protein that interacts with a T4P chaperone and inhibits pilus assembly and adsorption of T4P-dependent phages in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Hanne Hendrix
- Annabel Itterbeek
- Rob Lavigne
