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Type 8 capsular polysaccharide (CP8) |
| Victor ID |
4873 |
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Gene Name |
Type 8 capsular polysaccharide (CP8) |
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Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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Gene Strand (Orientation) |
? |
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Molecule Role |
Virulence factor |
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Molecule Role Annotation |
MUTATION: In a mouse infection model of bacteremia, the CP8-overproducing strain persisted longer in the bloodstream, the liver, and the spleen in mice than the parent strain (Luong and Lee, 2002). |
| References |
Luong and Lee, 2002: Luong TT, Lee CY. Overproduction of type 8 capsular polysaccharide augments Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Infection and immunity. 2002; 70(7); 3389-3395. [PubMed: 12065477].
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