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Role for cheR of Vibrio fischeri in the Vibrio-squid symbiosis.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Jan 2012
Deloney-Marino Cindy R, Visick Karen L
Abstract excerpt
Upon hatching, the Hawaiian squid Euprymna scolopes is rapidly colonized by its symbiotic partner, the bioluminescent marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri . Vibrio fischeri cells present in the seawater enter the light organ of juvenile squid in a process that requires bacterial motility. In this study, we investigated the role chemotaxis may play in establishing this symbiotic colonization. Previously, we...
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