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Role of flm locus in mesophilic Aeromonas species adherence.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2001
Gryllos I, Shaw J G, Gavín R, Merino S, Tomás J M
Abstract excerpt
The adherence mechanism of Aeromonas caviae Sch3N to HEp-2 cells was initially investigated through four mini-Tn5 mutants that showed a 10-fold decrease in adherence. These mutants lost motility, flagella, and their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen (O-Ag). Three genes, flmB-neuA-flmD, were found to be interrupted by the transposon insertions; additionally, two other genes, one lying upstream (flmA) and one...
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