Fis is essential for capsule production in Pasteurella multocida and regulates expression of other important virulence factors.

P. multocida is the causative agent of a wide range of diseases of animals, including fowl cholera in poultry and wild birds. Fowl cholera isolates of P. multocida generally express a capsular polysaccharide composed of hyaluronic acid. There have been reports of spontaneous capsule loss in P. multo...

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Main Authors: Jason A Steen, Jennifer A Steen, Paul Harrison, Torsten Seemann, Ian Wilkie, Marina Harper, Ben Adler, John D Boyce
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ca99b6d0d0314661a48626dd8a7bcce1
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