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Comparison of bipA alleles within and across Bordetella species.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 2003
Fuchslocher Bryna, Millar Laura L, Cotter Peggy A
Abstract excerpt
The Bordetella BvgAS signal transduction system controls the expression of at least three phenotypic phases, the Bvg(+) or virulent phase, the Bvg(-) or avirulent phase, and the Bvg(i) or Bvg intermediate phase, which has been hypothesized to be important for transmission. bipA, the first identified Bvg(i)-phase gene, encodes a protein with similarity to the well-characterized bacterial adhesins intimin and...
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