The role of integrase/recombinase xerD and monofunctional biosynthesis peptidoglycan transglycosylase genes in the pathogenicity of Brucella abortus infection in vitro and in vivo

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 241-251

  Canavessi, Aurea M O ^a   Harms, Jerome ^a   Gatti, Natalia De Leon ^b   Splitter, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; Brucella abortus; Integrase recombinase xerD; IRF 1 knockout mice; Peptidoglycan transglycosylase mtgA; RAW 264.7 macrophage

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE REPLICATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; INTEGRASES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; PEPTIDOGLYCAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 7044229722     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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