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Role of exopolysaccharide, the rugose phenotype and VpsR in the pathogenesis of epidemic Vibrio cholerae.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Jan 2004
Rashid Mohammed H, Rajanna Chythanya, Zhang Dalin, Pasquale Vincenzo, Magder Laurence S, Ali Afsar, Dumontet Stefano, Karaolis David K R
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera can produce an exopolysaccharide (EPS). Some strains can also phenotypically switch from a smooth to a 'rugose' phenotype characterized by small wrinkled colonies, overproduction of EPS, increased biofilm formation in vitro and increased resistance...
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