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Isolation and characterization of bacteriophage-resistant mutants of Vibrio cholerae O139.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Apr 2001
Attridge S R, Fazeli A, Manning P A, Stroeher U H
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Vibrio cholerae O139 strains produce a capsule which is associated with complement resistance and is used as a receptor by bacteriophage JA1. Spontaneous JA1-resistant mutants were found to have several phenotypes, with loss of capsule and/or O-antigen from the cell surface. Determination of the residual complement resistance and infant mouse colonization potential of each mutant suggested that production of...
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