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The lipopolysaccharide of Brucella abortus BvrS/BvrR mutants contains lipid A modifications and has higher affinity for bactericidal cationic peptides.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 2005
Manterola Lorea, Moriyón Ignacio, Moreno Edgardo, Sola-Landa Alberto, Weiss David S, Koch Michel H J, Howe Jörg, Brandenburg Klaus, López-Goñi Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
The two-component BvrS/BvrR system is essential for Brucella abortus virulence. It was shown previously that its dysfunction abrogates expression of some major outer membrane proteins and increases bactericidal peptide sensitivity. Here, we report that BvrS/BvrR mutants have increased surface hydrophobicity and susceptibility to killing by nonimmune serum. The bvrS and bvrR mutant lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) bound...
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