Rickettsia typhi possesses phospholipase A2 enzymes that are involved in infection of host cells.

The long-standing proposal that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes are involved in rickettsial infection of host cells has been given support by the recent characterization of a patatin phospholipase (Pat2) with PLA2 activity from the pathogens Rickettsia prowazekii and R. typhi. However, pat2 is not e...

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Main Authors: M Sayeedur Rahman, Joseph J Gillespie, Simran Jeet Kaur, Khandra T Sears, Shane M Ceraul, Magda Beier-Sexton, Abdu F Azad
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a9dec9b022fd4010afd1f888fee6c68a
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