Colonial variation, capsule formation, and bacteriophage resistance in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.
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.
D001399:Azure Stains; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000254:growth & development; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D010957:Plasmids
D001399:Azure Stains