The rbmBCDEF Gene Cluster Modulates Development of Rugose Colony Morphology and 1 Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae 2
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The rbmBCDEF Gene Cluster Modulates Development of Rugose Colony Morphology and 1 Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae 2 Jiunn C. N. Fong and Fitnat H. Yildiz* 3 Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 4 California 95064 5 6 7 8 *Corresponding author: 9 Department of Environmental Toxicology 10 University of California, Santa Cruz, 11 Santa Cruz, CA 95064. 12 Phone: (831) 459-1588. Fax: (831) 459-3524. E-mail: [email protected]. 13 14 15 Running title: Characterization of the rbmBCDEF Gene Cluster 16 AC EP TE D Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.01569-06 JB Accepts, published online ahead of print on 12 January 2007
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