Restricted changes in major surface protein-2 (<it>msp2</it>) transcription after prolonged in vitro passage of <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>strains often vary in Msp2 expression, a situation assumed to be related to immune evasion. However, Msp2 is also an adhesin, and little is known about the role of endogenous <it>m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/1 |