An iron-acquisition-deficient mutant of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis efficiently protects mice against challenge

Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) is a chronic disease that affects sheep and goats worldwide, and its etiological agent is Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Despite the economic losses caused by CLA, there is little information about the molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, and current immun...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro, Dayana, Rocha, Flávia de Souza, Leite, Kátia Morais Costa, Soares, Siomar de Castro, Silva, Artur, Portela, Ricardo Wagner Dias, Meyer, Roberto, Miyoshi, Anderson, Oliveira, Sérgio Costa, Azevedo, Vasco, Dorella, Fernanda Alves
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234458/