Two type IV pili ofVibrio parahaemolyticusplay different roles in biofilm formation
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- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 264 (1) , 89-97
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00438.x
Abstract
Vibrio parahaemolyticus RIMD2210633 has two sets of type IV-A pilus genes. One set is similar to that found in other Gram-negative bacteria, such asKeywords
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