Molecular and virulence characteristics of an outer membrane-associated RTX exoprotein in <it>Pasteurella pneumotropica</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pasteurella pneumotropica </it>is a ubiquitous bacterium that is frequently isolated from laboratory rodents and causes various clinical symptoms in immunodeficient animals. Currently two RTX toxins, PnxIA and PnxIIA,...

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Main Authors: Kawamoto Eiichi, Amao Hiromi, Sekiguchi Satoshi, Sato Toru, Ishikawa Hiroki, Sasaki Hiraku, Matsumoto Tetsuya, Shirama Kazuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/55