Structural and biophysical properties of FopA, a major outer membrane protein of Francisella tularensis.

Francisella tularensis is an extremely infectious pathogen and a category A bioterrorism agent. It causes the highly contagious zoonosis, Tularemia. Currently, FDA approved vaccines against tularemia are unavailable. F. tularensis outer membrane protein A (FopA) is a well-studied virulence determina...

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Main Authors: Nirupa Nagaratnam, Jose M Martin-Garcia, Jay-How Yang, Matthew R Goode, Gihan Ketawala, Felicia M Craciunescu, James D Zook, Manashi Sonowal, Dewight Williams, Thomas D Grant, Raimund Fromme, Debra T Hansen, Petra Fromme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267370