Browsing Microbiology and Immunology by Author "Wells, W. Greg"
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Characterization of the Primary Starch Utilization Operon in the Obligate Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis: Regulation by Carbon Source and Oxygen
Spence, Cheryl; Wells, W. Greg; Smith, C. Jeffrey (East Carolina University, 2006-07)The opportunistic pathogen Bacteroides fragilis is a commensal organism in the large intestine, where it utilizes both dietary and host-derived polysaccharides as a source of carbon and energy. In this study, a four-gene ...