A disruption of ctpA encoding carboxy-terminal protease attenuates Burkholderia mallei and induces partial protection in CD1 mice

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Bandara, Aloka B ^a   DeShazer, David ^b   Inzana, Thomas J ^a   Sriranganathan, Nammalwar ^a   Schurig, Gerhardt G ^a   Boyle, Stephen M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Burkholderia mallei; Carboxy terminal protease; Cell morphology; Intracellular survival; Pathogenicity; Protection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; CARBOXYL TERMINAL PROCESSING PROTEASE GENE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; CELL LINE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; GLANDERS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI ATCC 23344; EQUIDAE; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 48749118495     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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