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A role for the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin in biofilm formation by Vibrio cholerae El Tor.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1999
Watnick P I, Fullner K J, Kolter R
Abstract excerpt
While much has been learned regarding the genetic basis of host-pathogen interactions, less is known about the molecular basis of a pathogen's survival in the environment. Biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces represents a survival strategy utilized by many microbes. Here it is shown that Vibrio cholerae El Tor does not use the virulence-associated toxin-coregulated pilus to form biofilms on borosilicate but...
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