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Deletion of the Major Facilitator Superfamily Transporter fptB Alters Host Cell Interactions and Attenuates Virulence of Type A Francisella tularensis

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, facultative, intracellular coccobacillus that can infect a wide variety of hosts. In humans, F. tularensis causes the zoonosis tularemia following insect bites, ingestion, inhalation, and the handling of infected animals. The fact that a very small inoculum...

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Autores principales: Balzano, Phillip M., Cunningham, Aimee L., Grassel, Christen, Barry, Eileen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00832-17