Mutants of Actinomyces viscosus T14V lacking type 1, type 2, or both types of fimbriae.

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Published in Infect Immun on November 01, 1988

Authors

J O Cisar1, A E Vatter, W B Clark, S H Curl, S Hurst-Calderone, A L Sandberg

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

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