Differential expression of iron acquisition genes by Brucella melitensis and Brucella canis during macrophage infection.

Brucella spp. cause chronic zoonotic disease often affecting individuals and animals in impoverished economic or public health conditions; however, these bacteria do not have obvious virulence factors. Restriction of iron availability to pathogens is an effective strategy of host defense. For brucel...

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Main Authors: Linda Eskra, Jill Covert, Jeremy Glasner, Gary Splitter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293887?pdf=render