Role of pathogenicity determinant protein C (PdpC) in determining the virulence of the Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis SCHU.

Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is highly pathogenic to humans and animals. However, the SCHU strain of F. tularensis SCHU P0 maintained by passaging in artificial media has been found to be attenuated. To better understand the molecular mechanisms b...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Uda, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Osamu Fujita, Makoto Kuroda, Akitoyo Hotta, Naoko Sugiura, Neekun Sharma, Shigeru Morikawa, Akio Yamada
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0f5d9151ba0d447db6e69230e176184c
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