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Branched-chain amino acids are required for the survival and virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in swine.
Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 2009
Subashchandrabose Sargurunathan, LeVeque Rhiannon M, Wagner Trevor K, Kirkwood Roy N, Kiupel Matti, Mulks Martha H
Abstract excerpt
In Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, which causes porcine pleuropneumonia, ilvI was identified as an in vivo-induced (ivi) gene and encodes the enzyme acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) required for branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthesis. ilvI and 7 of 32 additional ivi promoters were upregulated in vitro when grown in chemically defined medium (CDM) lacking BCAA. Based on these observations, we hypothesized...
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