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Deletion of the znuA virulence factor attenuates Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and confers protection against homologous or heterologous strain challenge.
Veterinary microbiology - 5 Dec 2014
Yuan Fangyan, Liao Yonghong, You Wujin, Liu Zewen, Tan Yongqiang, Zheng Chengkun, BinWang, Zhou Danna, Tian Yongxiang, Bei Weicheng
Abstract excerpt
The znuA gene is known to be important for growth and survival in Escherichia coli, Haemophilus spp., Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Pasteurella multocida under low Zn(2+) conditions. This gene is also present in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1; therefore, the aim of this study was to inve...
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