Rhodococcus equi virulence-associated protein A is required for diversion of phagosome biogenesis but not for cytotoxicity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5676-5681

  Von Bargen, Kristine ^a   Polidori, Marco ^a   Becken, Ulrike ^a   Huth, Gitta ^a   Prescott, John F ^b   Haas, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUOR; HOST CELL; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHAGOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; STAINING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PHAGOSOMES; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 72449182629     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00856-09     Document Type: Article

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