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Colonial variation and fimbriation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 May 1990
Inouye T, Ohta H, Kokeguchi S, Fukui K, Kato K
Abstract excerpt
Three colonial variants of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, which formed transparent rough (TR)-, transparent smooth (TS)-, and opaque smooth (OS)-surfaced colonies, were described in relation to their fimbriation. TR- and TS-cells were adhesive to agar and glass surfaces but not the OS-cells. The examination by electron microscopy revealed that TR-cells were highly fimbriated but not TS- and OS-cells. Thus,...
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