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Identification of a VapA virulence factor functional homolog in Rhodococcus equi isolates housing the pVAPB plasmid

Rhodococcus equi is a facultative intracellular bacterium of macrophages and is an important pathogen of animals and immunocompromised people wherein disease results in abcessation of the lungs and other sites. Prior work has shown that the presence of the major virulence determinant, VapA, encoded...

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Autores principales: Willingham-Lane, Jennifer M., Coulson, Garry B., Hondalus, Mary K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30286098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204475