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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae iron transport and urease activity: effects on bacterial virulence and host immune response.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2001
Baltes N, Tonpitak W, Gerlach G F, Hennig-Pauka I, Hoffmann-Moujahid A, Ganter M, Rothkötter H J
Abstract excerpt
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, a porcine respiratory tract pathogen, has been shown to express transferrin-binding proteins and urease during infection. Both activities have been associated with virulence; however, their functional role for infection has not yet been elucidated. We used two isogenic A. pleuropneumoniae single mutants (DeltaexbB and DeltaureC) and a newly constructed A. pleuropneumoniae double...
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