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Genetic variation in sialidase and linkage to N-acetylneuraminate catabolism in Mycoplasma synoviae.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jul 2008
May Meghan, Brown Daniel R
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We explored the genetic basis for intraspecific variation in mycoplasmal sialidase activity that correlates with virulence, and its potentially advantageous linkage to nutrient catabolism. Polymorphism in N-acetylneuraminate scavenging and degradation genes (sialidase, N-acetylneuraminate lyase, N-acetylmannosamine kinase, N-acetylmannosamine-6-phosphate epimerase, N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase, and...
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