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Comparative Study
. 1984 Oct;160(1):480-2.
doi: 10.1128/jb.160.1.480-482.1984.

Isolation of pigmented and nonpigmented mutants of Serratia marcescens with reduced cell surface hydrophobicity

M Rosenberg
Comparative Study

Isolation of pigmented and nonpigmented mutants of Serratia marcescens with reduced cell surface hydrophobicity

M Rosenberg. J Bacteriol. 1984 Oct.

Abstract

Enrichment for nonhydrophobic mutants of Serratia marcescens yielded two types: (i) a nonpigmented mutant which exhibited partial hydrophobic characteristics compared with the wild type, as determined by adherence to hexadecane and polystyrene; and (ii) a pigmented, nonhydrophobic mutant whose colonies were translucent with respect to those of the wild type. The data suggest that the pronounced cell surface hydrophobicity of the wild type is mediated by a combination of several surface factors.

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