Expression of the Flp proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi is necessary for virulence in human volunteers

BACKGROUND: Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, contains a flp (fimbria like protein) operon that encodes proteins predicted to contribute to adherence and pathogenesis. H. ducreyi mutants that lack expression of Flp1 and Flp2 or TadA, which has ho...

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Autores principales: Janowicz, Diane M, Cooney, Sean A, Walsh, Jessica, Baker, Beth, Katz, Barry P, Fortney, Kate R, Zwickl, Beth W, Ellinger, Sheila, Munson, Robert S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21939541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-208

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21939541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-208

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