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Mpi recombinase globally modulates the surface architecture of a human commensal bacterium.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Sept 2003
Coyne Michael J, Weinacht Katja G, Krinos Corinna M, Comstock Laurie E
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The mammalian gut represents a complex and diverse ecosystem, consisting of unique interactions between the host and microbial residents. Bacterial surfaces serve as an interface that promotes and responds to this dynamic exchange, a process essential to the biology of both symbionts. The human intestinal microorganism, Bacteroides fragilis, is able to extensively modulate its surface. Analysis of the B. fragilis...
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