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TolC-dependent modulation of host cell death by the Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2014
Doyle Christopher R, Pan Ji-An, Mena Patricio, Zong Wei-Xing, Thanassi David G
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular, Gram-negative pathogen and the causative agent of tularemia. We previously identified TolC as a virulence factor of the F. tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS) and demonstrated that a ΔtolC mutant exhibits increased cytotoxicity toward host cells and elicits increased proinflammatory responses compared to those of the wild-type (WT) strain. TolC is the outer...
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