an268 at torfree.net (Alex Chang) wrote:
>> Help: Does anyone know any book or places on the internet that I
>could find out about the classification or types of fimbriae? I looked
>through quite a few textbooks, but I couldn't find any articles on it.
>From what I know, there is at least 5 types of known fimbriae. I would
>like to find out the morphology, hemagglutination, examples of species
>for each type of these frimbriae. If anyone has any leads, please respond.
>(shameless plug...)
Here's a reference to a review on type IV pili (fimbriae):
Strom, M. S., and S. Lory. 1993. Structure-function and biogenesis of
the type IV pili. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 47:565-96.
(You can view the abstract at
http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/molmicro/Strom-ann.html).
Mark S. Strom, Ph.D. Ph (206) 860-3379 Fax (206) 860-3394
Utilization Research Div. URL: http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/
Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr. strom at listeria.nwfsc.noaa.gov
NMFS/NOAA mstrom at sci.nwfsc.noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Blvd. E. *Molecular biology protocols:
Seattle, WA 98112-2097 http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/protocols/
