Neisseria meningitidis RTX Proteins Are Not Required for Virulence in Infant Rats
AUTOR(ES)
Forman, Stanislav
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
RTX cytotoxins play an important role in virulence of numerous gram-negative pathogens. Unexpectedly, however, we show here that the RTX proteins of Neisseria meningitidis are dispensable for virulence in the infant rat model of infection.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=152105Documentos Relacionados
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