| Literature DB >> 15784605 |
François Collyn1, Hiroshi Fukushima, Christophe Carnoy, Michel Simonet, Pascal Vincent.
Abstract
The superantigen-encoding ypm gene and the pil gene cluster governing type IV pilus biogenesis have been laterally acquired by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. PCR assays on 270 unrelated strains from various environmental and animal sources revealed a significant association of ypm and pil in isolates.Mesh:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15784605 PMCID: PMC1087444 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.4.2556-2558.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441