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Identification of a PadR-type regulator essential for intracellular pathogenesis of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Scientific reports - 17 May 2021
McMillan Ian A, Norris Michael H, Zarzycki-Siek Jan, Heacock-Kang Yun, Sun Zhenxin, Borlee Bradley R, Hoang Tung T
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic to the tropics. Melioidosis manifests in various ways ranging from acute skin lesions to pneumonia and, in rare cases, infection of the central nervous system. Bp is a facultative intracellular pathogen and it can infect various cell types. The Bp intracellular lifecycle has been partially elucidated and is highly complex....
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