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A two-component regulatory system playing a critical role in plant pathogens and endosymbionts is present in Brucella abortus and controls cell invasion and virulence
(Blackwell Science, 1998-04-08)
Two mutants showing increased sensitivity to polycations and surfactants were obtained by transposon mutagenesis of virulent Brucella abortus 2308 Nal(r). These mutants showed no obvious in vitro growth defects and produced ...
An electrophoretic study on phospholipase A2 isoenzymes in the venoms of Central American crotaline snakes
(Elsevier, 1992)
The number and isoelectric points of phospholipase A2 isoenzymes were studied in the venoms of 12 Central American crotaline snakes of the genera Bothrops, Crotalus, Lachesis and Agkistrodon. The study was carried out by ...
Bactericidal activity of Lys49 and Asp49 myotoxic phospholipases A2 from Bothrops asper snake venom Synthetic Lys49 myotoxin II-(115−129)-peptide identifies its bactericidal region
(FEBS, 1998)
Mammalian group-II phospholipases A2 (PLA2) of inflammatory fluids display bactericidal properties, which are dependent on their enzymatic activity. This study shows that myotoxins II (Lys49) and III (Asp49), two group-II ...
Bovine Leukaemia‐virus infection in Costa Rica
(Blackwell Wissenschaft, 1995)
The geographical distribution of bovine leukaemia‐virus (BLV)‐infected herds in Costa Rica and the isolation of BLV from cases of enzootic bovine leukosis are presented. It was found that BLV is prevalent throughout the ...
Brucella-Salmonella lipopolysaccharide chimeras are less permeable to hydrophobic probes and more sensitive to cationic peptides and EDTA than are their native Brucella sp. counterparts
(American Society for Microbiology, 1996-08-12)
A rough (R) Brucella abortus 45/20 mutant was more sensitive to the bactericidal activity of polymyxin B and lactoferricin B than was its smooth (S) counterpart but considerably more resistant than Salmonella montevideo. ...
Comparison of Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay and Western Blotting for the Detection of BLV Antibodies
(Blackwell, 1999-10)
An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) infection was developed and compared with the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGIDT). Western blotting (WB) was used ...
Characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis native haptens as outer membrane O-type polysaccharides independent from the smooth lipopolysaccharide
(American Society for Microbiology, 1996)
Brucella native haptens (NHs) extracted with hot water from smooth (S)- type B. abortus and B. melitensis were purified to high levels of serological activity and compared with the polysaccharide obtained by acid hydrolysis ...
Effect of adjuvants on the antibody response of mice to Bothrops asper (Terciopelo) snake venom
(Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1996)
The adjuvant properties of several immunostimulant molecules on the murine antibody response to Bothrops asper snake venom were evaluated. Mice receiving venom together with either sodium alginate, calcium alginate, aluminum ...
In search of a bacterial spedes definition
(Universidad de Costa Rica., 1997)
The bacterial species concept was examined within the framework of plant and animal associated a-2 proteobacteria, taking into consideration the phylogenetic, taxonomic and biological approaches as well as the microbiologists' ...
Genome evolution within the alpha Proteobacteria: why do some bacteria not possess plasmids and others exhibit more than one diferent chromosome?
(Elsevier, 1998)
Animal intracellular Proteobacteria of the alpha subclass without plasmids and containing one or more chromosomes are
phylogenetically entwined with opportunistic, plant-associated, chemoautotrophic and photosynthetic ...