Characterizing the Lipopolysaccharide of V. cholerae to develop novel drug treatments
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VI Glossary of Abbreviated Words VII Table of Figures VIII Chapter 1: Introduction I. Infectious Diseases 1 II. Classification of Bacteria 3 III. Biofilms 5 IV. Cholera 8 V. Antibiotics 11 VI. Heptosyltransferase and Biofilm Studies 14 VII. References 17 Chapter 2: E. coli Model System
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