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vpsA- and luxO-independent biofilms of Vibrio cholerae.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Oct 2007
Müller Jana, Miller Michael C, Nielsen Alex T, Schoolnik Gary K, Spormann Alfred M
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The natural life cycle of Vibrio cholerae involves the transitioning of cells between different environmental surfaces such as the chitinous shell of Crustaceae and the epithelial layer of the human intestine. Previous studies using static biofilm systems showed a strict dependence of biofilm formation on the vps and lux genes, which are essential for exopolysaccharide formation and cell-cell signaling,...
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