Mycolactone gene expression is controlled by strong SigA-like promoters with utility in studies of Mycobacterium ulcerans and buruli ulcer.

Mycolactone gene expression is controlled by strong SigA-like promoters with utility in studies of Mycobacterium ulcerans and buruli ulcer.

Mycolactone A/B is a lipophilic macrocyclic polyketide that is the primary virulence factor produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans, a human pathogen and the causative agent of Buruli ulcer. In M. ulcerans strain Agy99 the mycolactone polyketide synthase (PKS) locus spans a 120 kb region of a 174 kb mega...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J Tobias, Torsten Seemann, Sacha J Pidot, Jessica L Porter, Laurent Marsollier, Estelle Marion, Franck Letournel, Tasnim Zakir, Joseph Azuolas, John R Wallace, Hui Hong, John K Davies, Benjamin P Howden, Paul D R Johnson, Grant A Jenkin, Timothy P Stinear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2775157?pdf=render

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