rfb Mutations in Vibrio cholerae do not affect surface production of toxin-coregulated pili but still inhibit intestinal colonization

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 976-980

  Chiang, Su L ^a   Mekalanos, John J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CHOLERA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL SURFACE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE DISRUPTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0032941117     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.2.976-980.1999     Document Type: Article

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