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A Tad pilus promotes the establishment and resistance of Vibrio vulnificus biofilms to mechanical clearance

Vibrio vulnificus is autochthonous to estuaries and warm coastal waters. Infection occurs via open wounds or ingestion, where its asymptomatic colonization of seafood, most infamously oysters, provides a gateway into the human food chain. Colonization begins with initial surface contact, which is of...

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Autores principales: Pu, Meng, Rowe-Magnus, Dean Allistair
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29707230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-018-0052-7