Orientations of the Bacteroides fragilis capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus promoters during symbiosis and infection.
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Orientations of the seven invertible polysaccharide biosynthesis locus promoters of Bacteroides fragilis were determined from bacteria grown in vitro, from feces of monoassociated and complex colonized mice, and from B. fragilis-induced murine abscesses. Bacteria grown in vivo have greater variability in orientation of polysaccharide locus promoters than culture-grown organisms.
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Orientations of the Bacteroides fragilis capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis loci promoters during symbiosis and infection
Orientations of the seven invertible polysaccharide biosynthesis loci promoters of B. fragilis were quantified from bacteria grown in vitro, from feces of monoassociated and complex colonized mice, and from B. fragilis-induced murine abscesses. Bacteria grown in vivo have greater variability in orientations of polysaccharide locus promoters than culture grown organisms. Intestinal Bacteroidales...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 192 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010