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Hyaluronidase is not essential for the lethality of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in mice.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Feb 2002
Shimoji Yoshihiro, Asato Hitoshi, Sekizaki Tsutomu, Mori Yasuyuki, Yokomizo Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the role of hyaluronidase in the pathogenicity of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, transposon Tn916 was transferred from Enterococcus faecalis CG110 to a virulent strain of E. rhusiopathiae, and hyaluronidase-deficient mutants were isolated. A virulence assay in the mice showed that o...
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