Rickettsia typhi possesses phospholipase A2 enzymes that are involved in infection of host cells.

The long-standing proposal that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes are involved in rickettsial infection of host cells has been given support by the recent characterization of a patatin phospholipase (Pat2) with PLA2 activity from the pathogens Rickettsia prowazekii and R. typhi. However, pat2 is not e...

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Main Authors: M Sayeedur Rahman, Joseph J Gillespie, Simran Jeet Kaur, Khandra T Sears, Shane M Ceraul, Magda Beier-Sexton, Abdu F Azad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23818842/?tool=EBI