Phenotypic diversification in vivo: Pseudomonas aeruginosa gacS- strains generate small colony variants in vivo that are distinct from in vitro variants.

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Published in Microbiology on September 03, 2010

Authors

Lisa K Nelson1, M Mark Stanton, Robyn E A Elphinstone, Janessa Helwerda, Raymond J Turner, Howard Ceri

Author Affiliations

1: Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.

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