Thioredoxin-A is a virulence factor and mediator of the type IV pilus system in Acinetobacter baumannii

Holly C. May; Jieh-Juen Yu; Hao Zhang; Yufeng Wang; Andrew P. Cap; James P. Chambers; M. Neal Guentzel; Bernard P. Arulanandam

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218505

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Thioredoxin-A is a virulence factor and mediator of the type IV pilus system in Acinetobacter baumannii

Holly C. May,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jieh-Juen Yu,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8901-3366

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Hao Zhang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Yufeng Wang,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Andrew P. Cap,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Coagulation and Blood Research Program, US Army Institute for Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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James P. Chambers,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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M. Neal Guentzel,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Bernard P. Arulanandam

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bernard.arulanandam@utsa.edu

Affiliation South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Disease and Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Thioredoxin-A is a virulence factor and mediator of the type IV pilus system in Acinetobacter baumannii

Holly C. May,
Jieh-Juen Yu,
Hao Zhang,
Yufeng Wang,
Andrew P. Cap,
James P. Chambers,
M. Neal Guentzel,
Bernard P. Arulanandam

Published: July 2, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218505

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