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Evolution towards Virulence in a Burkholderia Two-Component System.
mBio - 31 Aug 2021
Schaefers Matthew M, Wang Benjamin X, Boisvert Nicole M, Martini Sarah J, Bonney Sarah L, Marshall Christopher W, Laub Michael T, Cooper Vaughn S, Priebe Gregory P
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria in the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) are significant pathogens for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and are often extensively antibiotic resistant. Here, we assess the impacts of clinically observed mutations in fixL, which encodes the sensor histidine kinase FixL. FixL along with FixJ compose a two-component system that regulates multiple phenotypes. Mutations in fixL across two species, B. dolosa...
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