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Role of polyphosphate kinase gene (ppk) for survival of Vibrio cholerae O1 in surface water of Bangladesh.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 15 Nov 2013
Jahid Iqbal Kabir, Hasan Md Mahmud, Abdul Matin Mohammad, Mahmud Zahid Hayat, Neogi Sucharit Basu, Uddin Md Hafiz, Islam Md Sirajul
Abstract excerpt
Polyphosphate provides a substitute for ATP and energy source when phosphorus is a limiting resource in nature. The present study focuses on the role ofpolyphosphate for the survival of Vibrio cholerae in the aquatic habitats as an autochthonous bacterium. The survival advantages of polyphosphate of V. cholerae O1 having (wild type) and lacking (mutant) polyphosphate kinase (ppk) gene in surface water and with...
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