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Role of aspartate ammonia-lyase in Pasteurella multocida.
BMC microbiology - 3 Dec 2020
Wang Zui, Li Li, Liu Peng, Wang Chen, Lu Qin, Liu Lina, Wang Xiaozhong, Luo Qingping, Shao Huabin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pasteurella multocida is responsible for a highly infectious and contagious disease in birds, leading to heavy economic losses in the chicken industry. However, the pathogenesis of this disease is poorly understood. We recently identified an aspartate ammonia-lyase (aspA) in P. multocida that was significantly upregulated under iron-restricted conditions, the protein of which could effectively protect...
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