Expression and secretion of the RTX-toxin GtxA among members of the genus Gallibacterium

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 116-123

  Kristensen, Bodil M ^a,b   Frees, Dorte ^a   Bojesen, Anders M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Expression; Gallibacterium; RTX toxin; Type 1 secretion system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; GTXA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GALLIBACTERIUM; GALLIBACTERIUM ANATIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIRDS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASTEURELLACEAE; PASTEURELLACEAE INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AVES; GALLIBACTERIUM; GALLIBACTERIUM ANATIS; GALLIBACTERIUM GENOMOSP. 1;

EID: 80052550905     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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