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. 1989 Nov 1;170(5):1727–1736. doi: 10.1084/jem.170.5.1727

Colony morphology of piliated Neisseria meningitidis

PMCID: PMC2189490  PMID: 2572672

Abstract

An association between piliation and colony morphology has not been observed for the meningococcus. We have found that growth of meningococci overnight at 30 degrees C in a candle extinction jar allows observation of distinct colonial phenotypes correlated to the presence or absence of piliation and the expression of opacity- associated proteins. These phenotypes are similar to those observed in gonococci grown overnight at 37 degrees C.

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