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Evidence for phenotypic bistability resulting from transcriptional interference of bvgAS in Bordetella bronchiseptica.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Mason Eliza, Henderson Michael W, Scheller Erich V, Byrd Matthew S, Cotter Peggy A
Abstract excerpt
Bordetella species cause respiratory infections in mammals. Their master regulatory system BvgAS controls expression of at least three distinct phenotypic phases in response to environmental cues. The Bvg⁺ phase is necessary and sufficient for respiratory infection while the Bvg⁻ phase is required for survival ex vivo. We obtained large colony variants (LCVs) from the lungs of mice infected with B. bronchiseptica...
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