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Carbon storage regulator A contributes to the virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in humans by multiple mechanisms.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2013
Gangaiah Dharanesh, Li Wei, Fortney Kate R, Janowicz Diane M, Ellinger Sheila, Zwickl Beth, Katz Barry P, Spinola Stanley M
Abstract excerpt
The carbon storage regulator A (CsrA) controls a wide variety of bacterial processes, including metabolism, adherence, stress responses, and virulence. Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of chancroid, harbors a homolog of csrA. Here, we generated an unmarked, in-frame deletion mutant of csrA to assess its contribution to H. ducreyi pathogenesis. In human inoculation experiments, the csrA mutant was...
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