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Phenotypic modulation of the virulent Bvg phase is not required for pathogenesis and transmission of Bordetella bronchiseptica in swine.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2012
Nicholson Tracy L, Brockmeier Susan L, Loving Crystal L, Register Karen B, Kehrli Marcus E, Stibitz Scott E, Shore Sarah M
Abstract excerpt
The majority of virulence gene expression in Bordetella is regulated by a two-component sensory transduction system encoded by the bvg locus. In response to environmental cues, the BvgAS regulatory system controls expression of a spectrum of phenotypic phases, transitioning between a virulent (Bvg(+)) phase and a nonvirulent (Bvg(-)) phase, a process referred to as phenotypic modulation. We hypothesized that the...
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