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Role for phosphoglucomutase in Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes symbiosis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2002
DeLoney Cindy R, Bartley Therese M, Visick Karen L
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio fischeri, a luminescent marine bacterium, specifically colonizes the light organ of its symbiotic partner, the Hawaiian squid Euprymna scolopes. In a screen for V. fischeri colonization mutants, we identified a strain that exhibited on average a 10-fold decrease in colonization levels relative to that achieved by wild-type V. fischeri. Further characterization revealed that this defect did not result from...
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