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Campylobacter jejuni biofilms up-regulated in the absence of the stringent response utilize a calcofluor white-reactive polysaccharide.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2008
McLennan Meghan K, Ringoir Danielle D, Frirdich Emilisa, Svensson Sarah L, Wells Derek H, Jarrell Harold, Szymanski Christine M, Gaynor Erin C
Abstract excerpt
The enteric pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is a highly prevalent yet fastidious bacterium. Biofilms and surface polysaccharides participate in stress survival, transmission, and virulence in C. jejuni; thus, the identification and characterization of novel genes involved in each process have impor...
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