Poly-<italic toggle="yes">N</italic>-Acetylglucosamine Expression by Wild-Type <named-content content-type="genus-species">Yersinia pestis</named-content> Is Maximal at Mammalian, Not Flea, Temperatures
ABSTRACT Numerous bacteria, including Yersinia pestis, express the poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) surface carbohydrate, a major component of biofilms often associated with a specific appearance of colonies on Congo red agar. Biofilm formation and PNAG synthesis by Y. pestis have been reported to be...
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American Society for Microbiology
2012
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