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The Autotransporter BpaB Contributes to the Virulence of Burkholderia mallei in an Aerosol Model of Infection

Burkholderia mallei is a highly pathogenic bacterium that causes the zoonosis glanders. Previous studies indicated that the genome of the organism contains eight genes specifying autotransporter proteins, which are important virulence factors of Gram-negative bacteria. In the present study, we repor...

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Autores principales: Zimmerman, Shawn M., Michel, Frank, Hogan, Robert J., Lafontaine, Eric R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25993100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126437