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Mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lacking Three of the Five rpf-Like Genes Are Defective for Growth In Vivo and for Resuscitation In Vitro

Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains five genes, rpfA through rpfE, that bear significant homology to the resuscitation-promoting factor (rpf) gene of Micrococcus luteus, whose product is required to resuscitate the growth of dormant cultures of M. luteus and is essential for the growth of this organ...

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Main Authors: Downing, Katrina J., Mischenko, Vladimir V., Shleeva, Margarita O., Young, Danielle I., Young, Michael, Kaprelyants, Arseny S., Apt, Alexander S., Mizrahi, Valerie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1087353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15845511
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.5.3038-3043.2005
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