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recA mutations reduce adherence and colonization by classical and El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 May 1994
Kumar K K, Srivastava R, Sinha V B, Michalski J, Kaper J B, Srivastava B S
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Two recA mutants of Vibrio cholerae (classical and El Tor biotypes) were constructed by disruption of the wild-type recA gene with mutated recA sequences of V. cholerae cloned in the suicide vector pGP704. Mutants defective in the recA gene were compared with their respective RecA+ parent strains with regard to their adherence to isolated rabbit intestine and colonization of intestine of infant mice. The recA...
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