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Integration of Vibrio vulnificus into marine aggregates and its subsequent uptake by Crassostrea virginica oysters.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Froelich Brett, Ayrapetyan Mesrop, Oliver James D
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Marine aggregates are naturally forming conglomerations of larvacean houses, phytoplankton, microbes, and inorganics adhered together by exocellular polymers. In this study, we show in vitro that the bacterial pathogen Vibrio vulnificus can be concentrated into laboratory-generated aggregates from surrounding water. We further show that environmental (E-genotype) strains exhibit significantly more integration...
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