Molecular characterization of genetic loci required for secretion of exoproducts in Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Previous studies have demonstrated that Burkholderia pseudomallei secretes protease, lipase, and phospholipase C (PLC) into the extracellular milieu, but their mechanisms of secretion and roles in pathogenesis have not been elucidated. In this study, we isolated and characterized 29 transposon mutants unable to secrete protease, lipase, and PLC.
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Genetics and Physiology Branch, Bacteriology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
Brett
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Burtnick
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Woods
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D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008049:Lipase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D010957:Plasmids; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
D008049:Lipase; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D010450:Endopeptidases