Polysaccharide capsule and sialic acid-mediated regulation promote biofilm-like intracellular bacterial communities during cystitis.

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Published in Infect Immun on January 19, 2010

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Gregory G Anderson1, Carlos C Goller, Sheryl Justice, Scott J Hultgren, Patrick C Seed

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1: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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