Article
Survival of smooth, rough and transposon mutant strains of Brucella abortus in bovine mammary macrophages.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 1 Dec 1990
Price R E, Templeton J W, Adams L G
Abstract excerpt
Transposon mutants offer a unique way to evaluate the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by producing a theoretical single-gene difference between the original strain and the transposon mutant strain. Comparative survival of Brucella abortus smooth strain 2308, rough RB51, smooth strain 19, and two transposon mutant strains (rough strain 2308::Tn5 Lac Z [m106] and rough strain 19::Tn5 Lac Z [m3], was tested in...
Topics
- Animals
- Brucella abortus
- Cattle
- Colony Count, Microbial
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Female
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Macrophages
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Phagocytosis
- Phenotype
