Phase-locked mutants of Mycoplasma agalactiae: defining the molecular switch of high-frequency Vpma antigenic variation
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Phase-locked mutants of Mycoplasma agalactiae: defining the molecular switch of high-frequency Vpma antigenic variation
Mycoplasma agalactiae, an important pathogen of small ruminants, exhibits antigenic diversity by switching the expression of multiple surface lipoproteins called Vpmas (Variable proteins of M. agalactiae). Although phase variation has been shown to play important roles in many host-pathogen interactions, the biological significance and the mechanism of Vpma oscillations remain largely unclear. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Microbiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0950-382X,1365-2958
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06103.x