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Five-member gene family of Bartonella quintana.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2003
Minnick Michael F, Sappington Kate N, Smitherman Laura S, Andersson Siv G E, Karlberg Olof, Carroll James A
Abstract excerpt
Bartonella quintana, the agent of trench fever and an etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis, has an extraordinarily high hemin requirement for growth compared to other bacterial pathogens. We previously identified the major hemin receptor of the pathogen as a 30-kDa surface protein, termed HbpA. This report describes four additional homologues that share approximately 48% amino acid sequence identity with...
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