Role of ectoine in Vibrio cholerae osmoadaptation.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on October 01, 2003

Authors

Kathryn J Pflughoeft1, Katharine Kierek, Paula I Watnick

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

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