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Isolation and characterization of LPS mutants of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1.
Current microbiology - 1 Sept 1997
Rioux S, Bégin C, Dubreuil J D, Jacques M
Abstract excerpt
The major adhesin of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, has been previously identified as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The purpose of the present study was to isolate and characterize A. pleuropneumoniae LPS mutants. Screening of LPS mutants was performed with colony dot and sensitivity to novobiocin. One mutant obtained by colony dot (F19) and one mutant selected for...
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