Disruption of the BMEI0066 gene attenuates the virulence of Brucella melitensis and decreases its stress tolerance

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 570-577

  Zhang, Xinglin ^a   Ren, Jie ^a   Li, Na ^a   Liu, Wenjuan ^a   Wu, Qingmin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BMEI0066; Brucella; CenR; Stress; Two component regulatory system; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; MURINAE; MUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SEQUENCE DELETION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70350491379     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5.570     Document Type: Article

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