An isogenic Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae AasP mutant exhibits altered biofilm formation but retains virulence

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 392-396

  Tegetmeyer, Halina E ^a   Fricke, Kerstin ^a   Baltes, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

AasP; Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Adherence; Autotransporter

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN AASP; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE AASP; AP76DELTAASP GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CATALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MUTATOR GENE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWINE; WILD TYPE;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MALE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 67349230602     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.01.026     Document Type: Article

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