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Characterisation of an acapsular mutant of Burkholderia pseudomallei identified by signature tagged mutagenesis.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2002
Atkins Timothy, Prior Richard, Mack Kerri, Russell Paul, Nelson Michelle, Prior Joann, Ellis Jill, Oyston Petra C F, Dougan Gordon, Titball Richard W
Abstract excerpt
A Burkholderia pseudomallei mutant which was attenuated in a mouse model of melioidosis was identified by a signature tagged mutagenesis approach. The transposon was shown to be inserted into a gene within the capsular biosynthetic operon. Compared with the wild-type bacteria this mutant demonstrated a 10(5)-fold increase in the median lethal dose in a mouse model and it did not react with a monoclonal antibody...
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