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. 2015 Feb 27;15:4. doi: 10.1186/s12900-015-0031-7

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© Gorgel et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015

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Modelled pilus of Pil _Bac1 molecules based on the N. gonorrhoeae pilus (2HIL.PDB). Pil_Bac1 molecules were superposed onto the PilE subunits from N. gonorrhoeae with PyMOL (PyMOL Molecular Graphics System, Version 1.5.0.4 Schrödinger, LLC). A: Overview. B: Magnified view of A. C: Surface representation of the electrostatic potential of the pilus.