The defect in the metabolism of erythritol of the Brucella abortus B19 vaccine strain is unrelated with its attenuated virulence in mice.

doi:10.1016/s0264-410x(98)00063-2

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The defect in the metabolism of erythritol of the Brucella abortus B19 vaccine strain is unrelated with its attenuated virulence in mice.

Vaccine - 1 Oct 1998

Sangari F J, Grilló M J, Jiménez De Bagüés M P, González-Carreró M I, García-Lobo J M, Blasco J M, Agüero J

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The role of the defect in erythritol catabolism in the attenuated virulence of Brucella abortus B19 vaccine strain in mice was investigated by means of five different strains: (i) the erythritol sensitive B19 vaccine strain; (ii) a natural erythritol tolerant (NET) mutant obtained spontaneously f...

Topics

Animals
Brucella abortus
Erythritol
Female
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenotype
Virulence

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