Characterization of a Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Operon Associated with Virulence and Drug Detoxification

The lprG-p55 operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis is involved in the transport of toxic compounds. P55 is an efflux pump that provides resistance to several drugs, while LprG is a lipoprotein that modulates the host's immune response against mycobacteria. The knockout mu...

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Main Authors: Mariana Noelia Viale, Kun Taek Park, Belén Imperiale, Andrea Karina Gioffre, María Alejandra Colombatti Olivieri, Roberto Damián Moyano, Nora Morcillo, María de la Paz Santangelo, William Davis, María Isabel Romano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/809585