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The Bicarbonate Transporter Is Essential for Bacillus anthracis Lethality

In the pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis, virulence requires induced expression of the anthrax toxin and capsule genes. Elevated CO(2)/bicarbonate levels, an indicator of the host environment, provide a signal ex vivo to increase expression of virulence factors, but the mechanism underlying in...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Adam C., Soyer, Magali, Hoch, James A., Perego, Marta
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19023421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000210