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We were surprised to discover that virtually all of the transcriptional response to L. monocytogenes infection of these cells results from what is apparently the initial interaction of the bacteria with the cell surface, regardless of virulence phenotype.
The role of MoeZ in the pathogenic mycobacteria and its impact on virulence of these strains should be investigated.
If E. coli can acquire virulence genes from archaea, then potentially any organism is a reservoir of virulence genes for pathogens.
Taken together, these studies suggest a complex network of positive and negative regulatory pathways controlling key virulence genes in S. pyogenes that can be activated or inactivated in response to certain biological pressures in the infected host.
Its relative virulence and potential for person-to-person transmission distinguishes Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, either by the reactivation of latent infection or by a primary infection with rapid progression to active disease [ 1 2 3 4 ] . The annual incidence rate of tuberculosis in Colombia during 1998 was 19.