Identification of a single-nucleotide insertion in the promoter region affecting the sodC promoter activity in Brucella neotomae.

Brucella neotomae is not known to be associated with clinical disease in any host species. Previous research suggested that B. neotomae might not express detectable levels of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), a periplasmic enzyme known to be involved in protecting Brucella from oxidative bactericida...

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Main Authors: Dina A Moustafa, Neeta Jain, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Ramesh Vemulapalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991346?pdf=render