Abstract
Summary
Mouse virulence of a purine-requiring strain of Vibrio comma is significantly increased if purines are injected at the same time as the challenge suspension. A purine-independent mutant isolated from this strain was significantly more virulent for mice than the parent culture. A concomitant increase in ability to fatally infect guinea pigs by the oral route was not noted in the mutant strain.
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