LacR Mutations Are Frequently Observed in Streptococcus intermedius and Are Responsible for Increased Intermedilysin Production and Virulence
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Role of catabolite control protein A in the regulation of intermedilysin production by Streptococcus intermedius.
Streptococcus intermedius is an opportunistic pathogen of humans that causes purulent infections, including brain and liver abscesses. This pathogen secretes a human-specific cytolysin, intermedilysin, which has been recognized as a major virulence factor. However, most of the expressional control mechanisms of ily are still unknown. To determine these mechanisms, we analyzed the nucleotide seq...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00638-13