The Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis Immunodominant Surface Antigen BrpA Gene, Encoding a 382-Kilodalton Protein Composed of Repetitive Sequences, Is a Member of a Multigene Family Conserved among Bartonella Species
2005 ◽
Vol 73
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pp. 3128-3136
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ABSTRACT Bartonella proteins that elicit an antibody response during an infection are poorly defined; therefore, to characterize antigens recognized by the host, a Bartonella genomic expression library was screened with serum from an infected mouse. This process led to the discovery of a Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis gene encoding a 382-kDa protein, part of a gene family encoding large proteins, each containing multiple regions of repetitive segments. The genes were termed brpA to -C (bartonella repeat protein) and bore significant similarity to genes encoding the BadA adhesin protein and members of the variably expressed outer membrane protein family of proteins from Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana, respectively.
2003 ◽
Vol 71
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pp. 4818-4822
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2002 ◽
Vol 46
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pp. 1823-1830
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1998 ◽
Vol 180
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pp. 282-289
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1998 ◽
Vol 66
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pp. 2827-2835
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1996 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 4305-4311
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