Loss of the Capsule Increases the Adherence Activity but Decreases the Virulence of Avibacterium paragallinarum

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 87 - 93
• Main Authors: Tu, Tzu-Yi, Hsieh, Ming-Kun, Tan, Duen-Huey, Ou, Shan-Chia, Shien, Jui-Hung, Yen, Ting-Ying, Chang, Poa-Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association of Avian Pathologists 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Bacterial Adhesion - physiology; Bacterial Capsules - genetics; Bacterial Capsules - metabolism; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial - physiology; Pasteurellaceae - genetics; Pasteurellaceae - metabolism; Pasteurellaceae - pathogenicity; Virulence

Avibacterium paragallinarum is the causative agent of infectious coryza, an important respiratory disease of chickens. The capsule is an important virulence determinant of many pathogenic bacteria, but the function of the capsule in Av. paragallinarum is not well defined. In this study, acapsular mu...