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. 1981 Jan;145(1):620–623. doi: 10.1128/jb.145.1.620-623.1981

Divergent effects of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate on formation of type 1 fimbriae in different K-12 strains of Escherichia coli.

B I Eisenstein, E H Beachey, S S Solomon
PMCID: PMC217312  PMID: 6109708

Abstract

Exogenous cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate either increased or decreased the expression of type 1 fimbriae in different cya strains of Escherichia coli, demonstrating the complexity of regulation of this surface protein.

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