Genomic island 2 is an unstable genetic element contributing to Brucella lipopolysaccharide spontaneous smooth-to-rough dissociation

Brucella is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes a worldwide-distributed zoonosis. The genus includes smooth (S) and rough (R) species that differ in the presence or absence, respectively, of the O-polysaccharide of lipopolysaccharide. In S brucellae, the O-polysaccharide is a critical diagnostic a...

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Main Authors: Mancilla, M. (Marcos), Lopez-Goñi, I. (Ignacio), Moriyon, I. (Ignacio), Zarraga, A.M. (Ana María)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29512