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Variability of the Vaa cytoadhesin genes in clinical isolates of Mycoplasma hominis.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 2005
Chernov Vladislav M, Gorshkov Oleg V, Chernova Olga A, Baranova Natalia B, Akopian Tatiana A, Trushin Maxim V
Abstract excerpt
The Mycoplasma hominis vaa gene encodes a highly variable surface antigen involved in adhesion to host cells. We studied 15 clinical isolates of Mycoplasma hominis with three types of the vaa gene. These vaa versions determine various forms of Vaa protein, which are characterized by different quantity and structure of homologous replaceable cassettes. Each cassette contains heptad repeats and sites for adherence....
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