Characterization of the Opp Peptide Transporter of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and Its Role in Virulence and Pathogenicity

Despite the economic importance of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), a chronic disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, few genes related to the virulence of its etiologic agent have been characterized. The oligopeptide permease (Opp) transporters are located in the plasma membrane and have...

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Main Authors: Moraes, Pablo M. R. O., Seyffert, Nubia, Silva, Wanderson M., Castro, Thiago L. P., Silva, Renata F., Lima, Danielle D., Hirata, Raphael, Silva, Artur, Miyoshi, Anderson, Azevedo, Vasco
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034477/