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Elongated versions of Vlp surface lipoproteins protect Mycoplasma hyorhinis escape variants from growth-inhibiting host antibodies.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 1997
Citti C, Kim M F, Wise K S
Abstract excerpt
Variation in Vlp surface proteins of Mycoplasma hyorhinis was evaluated in terms of its role in determining susceptibility of organisms to growth inhibition by host antibodies (Abs). High-frequency switching of Vlp surface lipoproteins has been studied in isogenic lineages of M. hyorhinis SK76. In these lineages, the products of three genes, vlpA, vlpB, and vlpC, are subject to phase and size variation in vitro,...
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