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Multiple effects of lcrD mutations in Yersinia pestis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1993
Plano G V, Straley S C
Abstract excerpt
Plasmid pCD1 of Yersinia pestis contains a low-calcium response stimulon responsible for the temperature- and calcium-regulated expression and secretion of proteins involved in virulence, which include the V antigen and Yops. We have previously shown that insertional inactivation of the bicistronic lcrDR operon abolished the calcium requirement for growth at 37 degrees C and reduced expression of the V antigen...
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