Mutation in the LPS outer core biosynthesis gene, galU, affects LPS interaction with the RTX toxins ApxI and ApxII and cytolytic activity of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 221-235

  Ramjeet, Mahendrasingh ^a   Cox, Andrew D ^b   Hancock, Mark A ^c   Mourez, Michael ^a   Labrie, Josée ^a   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^a   Jacques, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APXI TOXIN; APXII TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN GALU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYSIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE SEROVAR 1; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 51649113460     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06409.x     Document Type: Article

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