A role for the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin in biofilm formation by Vibrio cholerae El Tor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3606-3609

  Watnick, Paula I ^a,b   Fullner, Karla Jean ^b   Kolter, Roberto ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLERA; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0033043401     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3606-3609.1999     Document Type: Article

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