The Role of the Flagellar Protein FlgJ in the Virulence of Brucella abortus

The Role of the Flagellar Protein FlgJ in the Virulence of Brucella abortus

Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular pathogen that causes a zoonosis called brucellosis. This disease leads to abortion and infertility in cattle, and diverse complications in humans. B. abortus is a successful intracellular bacterium that has developed the ability to evade the host'...

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Main Authors: Roberto F. Coloma-Rivero, Leonardo Gómez, Francisco Alvarez, Waleska Saitz, Felipe del Canto, Sandra Céspedes, Roberto Vidal, Angel A. Oñate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Brucella abortus
genomic island 3 (GI-3)
flagellum
FlgJ protein
intracellular trafficking
virulence factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00178/full

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