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CtrA controls cell division and outer membrane composition of the pathogen Brucella abortus.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Francis Nayla, Poncin Katy, Fioravanti Antonella, Vassen Victoria, Willemart Kevin, Ong Thi Anh Phuong, Rappez Luca, Letesson Jean-Jacques, Biondi Emanuele G, De Bolle Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Brucella abortus is a pathogen infecting cattle, able to survive, traffic, and proliferate inside host cells. It belongs to the Alphaproteobacteria, a phylogenetic group comprising bacteria with free living, symbiotic, and pathogenic lifestyles. An essential regulator of cell cycle progression named CtrA was described in the model bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. This regulator is conserved in many...
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