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Brucella abortus ΔrpoE1 confers protective immunity against wild type challenge in a mouse model of brucellosis.
Vaccine - 30 Sept 2016
Willett Jonathan W, Herrou Julien, Czyz Daniel M, Cheng Jason X, Crosson Sean
Abstract excerpt
The Brucella abortus general stress response (GSR) system regulates activity of the alternative sigma factor, σ(E1), which controls transcription of approximately 100 genes and is required for persistence in a BALB/c mouse chronic infection model. We evaluated the host response to infection by a B. abortus strain lacking σ(E1) (ΔrpoE1), and identified pathological and immunological features that distinguish...
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