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The iron-repressed, AraC-like regulator MpeR activates expression of fetA in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2011
Hollander Aimee, Mercante Alexandra Dubon, Shafer William M, Cornelissen Cynthia Nau
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that causes the common sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. Gonococcal infections cause significant morbidity, particularly among women, as the organism ascends to the upper reproductive tract, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. In the last few years, antibiotic resistance rates have risen dramatically, leading to...
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