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Evaluating the virulence of a Brucella melitensis hemagglutinin gene in the caprine model.
Vaccine - 1 Oct 2010
Perry Quinesha L, Hagius Sue D, Walker Joel V, Elzer Philip H
Abstract excerpt
With the completion of the genomic sequence of Brucella melitensis 16M, a putative hemagglutinin gene was identified which is present in 16M and absent in Brucella abortus. The possibility of this hemagglutinin being a potential virulence factor was evaluated via gene replacement in B. melitensis yielding 16MΔE and expression in trans in B. abortus 2308-QAE. Utilizing the caprine brucellosis model, colonization...
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