CcpA is important for growth and virulence of Enterococcus faecium

The collagen adhesin Acm was the first virulence determinant reported to be important for the pathogenesis of Enterococcus faecium in a rat infective endocarditis model. We had previously reported that there was a slight growth delay associated with acm allelic replacement (cat) mutant strain TX6051...

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Published in:	Infection and immunity Vol. 82; no. 9; p. 3580
Main Authors:	Somarajan, Sudha R, Roh, Jung H, Singh, Kavindra V, Weinstock, George M, Murray, Barbara E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2014
Subjects:	Adhesins, Bacterial - genetics Adhesins, Bacterial - metabolism Amino Acid Sequence Animals Bacterial Adhesion - genetics Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - metabolism Biofilms - growth & development Endocarditis, Bacterial Enterococcus faecium - genetics Enterococcus faecium - metabolism Molecular Sequence Data Rats Sequence Deletion - genetics Virulence - genetics
ISSN:	1098-5522, 1098-5522
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