Microbial Factor-Mediated Development in a Host-Bacterial Mutualism
Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT), a fragment of the bacterial surface molecule peptidoglycan (PGN), is the factor responsible for the extensive tissue damage characteristic of whooping cough and gonorrhea infections. Here, we report that Vibrio fischeri also releases TCT, which acts in synergy with lipopoly...
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Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 306; no. 5699; pp. 1186 - 1188 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Association for the Advancement of Science
12.11.2004
The American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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