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Assessing adhesion, biofilm formation and motility of Acidovorax citrulli using microfluidic flow chambers.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Nov 2010
Bahar Ofir, De La Fuente Leonardo, Burdman Saul
Abstract excerpt
Acidovorax citrulli is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits. We have shown previously that type IV pili (TFP) are required for wild-type levels of virulence of A. citrulli on melon and that this pathogen can colonize and move thorough the xylem vessels of host seedlings. Here, comparative studies between wild-type and TFP mutant strains using microfluidic flow chambers demonstrated that TFP...
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