A two-component regulatory system playing a critical role in plant pathogens and endosymbionts is present in Brucella abortus and controls cell invasion and virulence.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on July 01, 1998

Authors

A Sola-Landa1, J Pizarro-Cerdá, M J Grilló, E Moreno, I Moriyón, J M Blasco, J P Gorvel, I López-Goñi

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1: Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

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