High-frequency rugose exopolysaccharide production by Vibrio cholerae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 5773-5778

  Ali, Afsar ^a   Rashid, Mohammed H ^a   Karaolis, David K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELLS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CLINICAL STRAINS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; TOR; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0036841863     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.11.5773-5778.2002     Document Type: Article

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