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OpaR, a homolog of Vibrio harveyi LuxR, controls opacity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1998
McCarter L L
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an organism well adapted to communal life on surfaces. When grown on a surface or in a viscous layer, the bacterium induces a large gene system and differentiates to swarmer cells capable of movement over and colonization of surfaces. V. parahaemolyticus displays additional phenotypic versatility manifested as variable colony morphology, switching between translucent and opaque colony...
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