The Invasin and Complement-Resistance Protein Rck of Salmonella is More Widely Distributed than Previously Expected
ABSTRACT The rck open reading frame (ORF) on the pefI-srgC operon encodes an outer membrane protein responsible for invasion of nonphagocytic cell lines and resistance to complement-mediated killing. Until now, the rck ORF was only detected on the virulence plasmids of three serovars of Salmonella s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01457-21 |