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Association of Aeromonas caviae polar and lateral flagella with biofilm formation.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Santos P G, Santos P A, Bello A R, Freitas-Almeida A C
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AIM: To evaluate the association of the polar and lateral flagella with biofilm formation on plastic surfaces in 76 Aeromonas caviae strains isolated from environment (lagoon water), food (vegetables, fish and cheese) and human source (faeces). METHODS AND RESULTS: Both polar (flaA) and lateral (lafA) flagellin genes have been investigated by means of PCR and colony blot hybridization assays. The ability to form...
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