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Cloning, identification, and characterization of the rpoS-like sigma factor rpoX from Vibrio alginolyticus.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology - 1 Jan 2009
Zhao Jing-jing, Chen Chang, Zhang Lv-ping, Hu Chao-qun
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio alginolyticus ZJ-51 displays phase variation between opaque/rugose colonies (Op) and translucent/smooth colonies (Tr). These colony variants show great differences in biofilm formation and motility. In this study, a gene encoding for an rpoS-like sigma factor, rpoX, has been cloned and characterized. The absence of rpoX did not affect colony switching rate but did decrease biofilm formation in both the Op...
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