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IcgA Is a Virulence Factor of Rhodococcus equi That Modulates Intracellular Growth
19 Feb 2014
Abstract excerpt
Virulence of the intracellular pathogen Rhodococcus equi depends on a 21.3-kb pathogenicity island located on a conjugative plasmid. To date, the only nonregulatory pathogenicity island-encoded virulence factor identified is the cell envelope-associated VapA protein. Although the pathogenicity islands from porcine and equine R. equi isolates have undergone major rearrangements, the virR operon...
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