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The mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin of Vibrio cholerae promotes adherence to zooplankton.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2001
Chiavelli D A, Marsh J W, Taylor R K
Abstract excerpt
The bacterium Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, is often found attached to plankton, a property that is thought to contribute to its environmental persistence in aquatic habitats. The V. cholerae O1 El Tor biotype and V. cholerae O139 strains produce a surface pilus termed the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA), whereas V. cholerae O1 classical biotype strains do not. Although V. cholerae O1...
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