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. 1978 Feb;35(2):439–443. doi: 10.1128/aem.35.2.439-443.1978

Colonial variation, capsule formation, and bacteriophage resistance in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.

S Burt, S Meldrum, D R Woods, D T Jones
PMCID: PMC242850  PMID: 637541

Abstract

A Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron strain segregated two unstable colonial variants at high frequency. There is a correlation between colony morphology, encapsulation, Giemsa staining, and bacteriophage resistance.

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