LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator VirR Responds to Temperature and pH and Directly Activates the Transcription of virS-Containing Operon in Rhodococcus equi

Rhodococcus equi—a facultative intracellular pathogen of macrophages—causes bronchopneumonia in foals and patients who are immunocompromised. Virulent strains of R. equi possess a virulence-associated plasmid, which encodes a 15- to 17-kDa surface protein called virulence-associated protein A (VapA)...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Kakuda, Takashi Sato, Mari Takuhara, Hirofumi Hagiuda, Yasunori Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijm/6618952
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