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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Francisella tularensis
SUBMITTER: Anna Brotcke
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11554 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Brotcke Anna A Monack Denise M DM
Infection and immunity 20080616 8
Francisella tularensis infects wild animals and humans to cause tularemia. This pathogen targets the cytosol of macrophages, where it replicates using the genes in the Francisella pathogenicity island (FPI). Virulence gene regulation in Francisella is complex, but transcriptional regulators MglA and SspA have been shown to regulate the expression of approximately 100 genes, including the entire FPI. We utilized a Francisella novicida transposon mutant library to identify additional regulatory fa ...[more]