Transposon mutagenesis of group B streptococcus beta-hemolysin biosynthesis
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Transposon mutagenesis of group B streptococcus beta-hemolysin biosynthesis.
Beta-hemolysin production by group B streptococci (GBS) is speculated to be a major virulence factor of the organism. A virulent, beta-hemolytic group B streptococcus strain was mutagenized with the self-conjugative transposon Tn916 to derive isogenic strains with mutations only in the gene(s) responsible for beta-hemolysin biosynthesis. There was no significant difference between the virulence...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.55.9.2314-2316.1987