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Role of Vpma phase variation in Mycoplasma agalactiae pathogenesis.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2012
Chopra-Dewasthaly Rohini, Baumgartner Martina, Gamper Erika, Innerebner Carmen, Zimmermann Martina, Schilcher Franz, Tichy Alexander, Winter Petra, Jechlinger Wolfgang, Rosengarten Renate, Spergser Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Compared with other bacterial pathogens, the molecular mechanisms of mycoplasma pathogenicity are largely unknown. Several studies in the past have shown that pathogenic mycoplasmas are equipped with sophisticated genetic systems that allow them to undergo high-frequency surface antigenic variations. Although never clearly proven, these variable mycoplasma surface components are often implicated in host immune...
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