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SUBMITTER: Nascimento AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2666282 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 20040323 4
We report novel features of the genome sequence of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni, a highly invasive spirochete. Leptospira species colonize a significant proportion of rodent populations worldwide and produce life-threatening infections in mammals. Genomic sequence analysis reveals the presence of a competent transport system with 13 families of genes encoding for major transporters including a three-member component efflux system compatible with the long-term survival of this organ ...[more]