Non-heritable change of a spirochaete's phenotype by decoration of the cell surface with....

Autor: Bunikis, Jonas, Mirian, Hossein, Bunikiene, Elena, Barbour, Alan G.
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Zdroj: Molecular Microbiology; Apr2001, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p387, 10p, 3 Black and White Photographs, 5 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Determines the ability of manipulating the phenotype of Borrelia spirochetes by resurfacing cells with exogenous recombinant lipoproteins. Implications on the limited development of the genetic transformation of Borrelia spp.; Characteristics of spirochetes decorations; Significance of the non-genetic alteration of the surface of a bacterium in studying the functions and properties of lipoproteins.
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