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VapC-1 of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is a ribonuclease.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2007
Daines Dayle A, Wu Mack H, Yuan Sarah Y
Abstract excerpt
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) organisms are obligate parasites of the human upper respiratory tract that can exist as commensals or pathogens. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) loci are highly conserved gene pairs that encode both a toxin and antitoxin moiety. Seven TA gene families have been identified to date, and NTHi carries two alleles of the vapBC family. Here, we have characterized the function of one of...
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