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Characterization of the two component regulatory system PhoPR in Mycobacterium bovis.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Aug 2018
García Elizabeth A, Blanco Federico C, Bigi María M, Vazquez Cristina L, Forrellad Marina A, Rocha Rosana V, Golby Paul, Soria Marcelo A, Bigi Fabiana
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Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis and is a member of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which causes tuberculosis in a number of mammals including humans. Previous studies have shown that the genes encoding the two-component system PhoPR, which regulates several genes involved in the virulence of M. tuberculosis, are polymorphic in M. bovis, when compared to M. tuberculosis, which...
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