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. 1987 Dec;169(12):5877-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.169.12.5877-5879.1987.

Mechanism of attachment of swarm cells of Thiothrix nivea

J M Larkin  1 , R Nelson
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Mechanism of attachment of swarm cells of Thiothrix nivea

J M Larkin et al. J Bacteriol. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

Swarm cells of Thiothrix nivea were found to possess a group of fimbriae at one pole. The other pole either was bare or possessed from one to three fimbriae. By using this polarity as a marker, it was found that the initial step in attachment of swarm cells involves the fimbriated pole and that this initial step is followed by the production of holdfast material.

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