Isopycnic separation of Escherichia coli cultures possessing colonization factor antigen I.
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A culture of Escherichia coli possessing colonization factor antigen I was subjected to isopycnic separation on Percoll gradients. The results demonstrated successful division of the culture into two populations: (i) bacteria which cause mannose-resistant hemagglutination and (ii) bacteria which lack the ability to hemagglutinate in the presence of mannose.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 15 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982