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Spatially selective colonization of the arthropod intestine through activation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Dec 2011
Purdy Alexandra E, Watnick Paula I
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae is an estuarine bacterium and the human pathogen responsible for the diarrheal disease cholera. In the environment, arthropods are proposed to be carriers and reservoirs of V. cholerae. However, the molecular basis of the association between V. cholerae and viable arthropods has not been elucidated previously. Here, we show that the V. cholerae Vibrio polysaccharide (VPS)-dependent biofilm is...
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