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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Autores principales: Pauline Yoong, Colette Cywes-Bentley, Gerald B. Pier
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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