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Evidence that the Campylobacter fetus sap locus is an ancient genomic constituent with origins before mammals and reptiles diverged.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2001
Tu Z C, Dewhirst F E, Blaser M J
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter fetus bacteria, isolated from both mammals and reptiles, may be either subsp. fetus or subsp. venerealis and either serotype A or serotype B. Surface layer proteins, expressed and secreted by genes in the sap locus, play an important role in C. fetus virulence. To assess whether the sap locus represents a pathogenicity island and to gain further insights into C. fetus evolution, we examined several...
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