The type-4 pilus is the major virulence-associated adhesin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a review
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Hahn, H. P. (1997). The type-4 pilus is the major virulence-associated adhesin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a review. Gene, 192(1), 99–108.

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