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The GacA global regulator of Vibrio fischeri is required for normal host tissue responses that limit subsequent bacterial colonization.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Mar 2007
Whistler Cheryl A, Koropatnick Tanya A, Pollack Amber, McFall-Ngai Margaret J, Ruby Edward G
Abstract excerpt
Harmful and beneficial bacterium-host interactions induce similar host-tissue changes that lead to contrasting outcomes of association. A life-long association between Vibrio fischeri and the light organ of its host Euprymna scolopes begins when the squid collects bacteria from the surrounding seawater using mucus secreted from ciliated epithelial appendages. Following colonization, the bacterium causes changes...
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