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Erythritol triggers expression of virulence traits in Brucella melitensis

Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar preferentially utilized by Brucella spp. The presence of erythritol in the placentas of goats, cows, and pigs has been used to explain the localization of Brucella to these sites and the subsequent accumulation of large amounts of bacteria, eventually leading to abo...

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Main Authors: Petersen, Erik, Rajashekara, Gireesh, Sanakkayala, Neelima, Eskra, Linda, Harms, Jerome, Splitter, Gary
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686989/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23421980
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2013.02.002
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