Scanning electron microscopy of Eikenella corrodens colony morphology variants.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0765.1994.tb01242.x

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Scanning electron microscopy of Eikenella corrodens colony morphology variants.

Journal of periodontal research - 1 Nov 1994

Cobb C M, Helber J T, Hirschberg R

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Eikenella corrodens is a gram-negative, human pathogen which exhibits colony morphology variation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine large (non-corroding) and small (corroding) colony variants from the type strain (ATCC 23834) and two clinical isolates (strains VA1 and CM1)....

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Eikenella corrodens
Genetic Variation
Virulence

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