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The BCG1619c gene is not essential for invasion and intracellular persistence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG in human THP-1 and A549 cell lines.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Aug 2009
Florio Walter, Brancatisano Franca Lisa, Bottai Daria, Esin Semih, Di Luca Mariagrazia, Counoupas Claudio, Maisetta Giuseppantonio, Lupetti Antonella, Batoni Giovanna, Campa Mario
Abstract excerpt
The BCG1619c gene of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) encodes for a 24 kDa invasin-like protein and is identical to the Rv1566c gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. To assess whether this protein was necessary for entry and (or) intracellular persistence in professional phagocyte...
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