Presence of type III secretion genes in Burkholderia pseudomallei correlates with Ara(-) phenotypes.

ABSTRACT: Dot blot hybridization and PCR amplification of 14 Ara(+) and 8 Ara(-) Burkholderia pseudomallei strains showed that type III secretion (TTS) genes were present in all the Ara(-) strains but absent from all but one of the Ara(+) strains. The link between TTS genes and an Ara(-) phenotype suggests a role for TTS in virulence.

SUBMITTER: Winstanley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC86234 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature