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Biofilm formation and phenotypic variation enhance predation-driven persistence of Vibrio cholerae.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Nov 2005
Matz Carsten, McDougald Diane, Moreno Ana Maria, Yung Pui Yi, Yildiz Fitnat H, Kjelleberg Staffan
Abstract excerpt
Persistence of the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae in aquatic environments is the principal cause for seasonal occurrence of cholera epidemics. This causality has been explained by postulating that V. cholerae forms biofilms in association with animate and inanimate surfaces. Alternatively, it has been proposed that bacterial pathogens are an integral part of the natural microbial food web and...
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