Phase variable O antigen biosynthetic genes control expression of the major protective antigen and b...
Phase variable O antigen biosynthetic genes control expression of the major protective antigen and bacteriophage receptor in Vibrio cholerae O1
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharide O1 antigen is a major target of bacteriophages and the human immune system and is of critical importance for vaccine design. We used an O1-specific lytic bacteriophage as a tool to probe the capacity of V. cholerae to alter its O1 antigen and identified a novel mechanism by which this organism can modulate O a...
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Phase variable O antigen biosynthetic genes control expression of the major protective antigen and bacteriophage receptor in Vibrio cholerae O1
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289096999
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289096999
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1002917
