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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Francisella tularensis
SUBMITTER: Eric Frapy
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3424 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20120725 7
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for the zoonotic disease tularemia. It is a facultative intracellular pathogen that replicates in the cytoplasm of host cells, particularly in macrophages. Here we show that F. tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS) expresses a novel small RNA (sRNA), which modulates the virulence capacities of the bacterium. When this sRNA, designated FtrC (for Francisella tularensis RNA C), is expressed at high levels, F. tularensis replicates in ...[more]