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Bordetella pertussis TonB, a Bvg-independent virulence determinant.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2000
Pradel E, Guiso N, Menozzi F D, Locht C
Abstract excerpt
In gram-negative bacteria, high-affinity iron uptake requires the TonB/ExbB/ExbD envelope complex to release iron chelates from their specific outer membrane receptors into the periplasm. Based on sequence similarities, the Bordetella pertussis tonB exbB exbD locus was identified on a cloned DNA fragment. The tight organization of the three genes suggests that they are cotranscribed. A putative Fur-binding...
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