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SUBMITTER: Ali A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC97374 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ali A A Johnson J A JA Franco A A AA Metzger D J DJ Connell T D TD Morris J G JG Sozhamannan S S
Infection and immunity 20000401 4
Vibrio cholerae is the causal organism of the diarrheal disease cholera. The rugose variant of V. cholerae is associated with the secretion of an exopolysaccharide. The rugose polysaccharide has been shown to confer increased resistance to a variety of agents, such as chlorine, bioacids, and oxidative and osmotic stresses. It also promotes biofilm formation, thereby increasing the survival of the bacteria in the aquatic environments. Here we show that the extracellular protein secretion system ( ...[more]