Vibrio cholerae Bacteria (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Vibrio cholerae Bacteria

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Vibrio cholerae bacteria form dense biofilms on biotic surfaces, which fosters interbacterial killing and horizontal gene transfer.

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G. Knott & M. Blokesch, EPFL

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