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Antigen 43 and type 1 fimbriae determine colony morphology of Escherichia coli K-12.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2000
Hasman H, Schembri M A, Klemm P
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Colony morphology has been used as an important identification and characterization criterion in bacteriology for many decades. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the appearance of different colony types have been given little attention. The synthesis of O antigen is defunct in Escherichia coli K-12, and colonies should accordingly only appear to be rough. However, previous reports have noted the...
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