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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2004

Genome features of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni.

A L T O Nascimento, S Verjovski-Almeida, M A Van Sluys, C B Monteiro-Vitorello, L E A Camargo, L A Digiampietri, R A Harstkeerl, P L Ho, M V Marques, M C Oliveira and 3 more

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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104citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 248 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

A L T O NascimentoCentro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. tabet@butantan.gov.br
S Verjovski-Almeida
M A Van Sluys
C B Monteiro-Vitorello
L E A Camargo
L A Digiampietri
R A Harstkeerl
P L Ho
M V Marques
M C Oliveira
J C Setubal
D A Haake
E A L Martins
Universidade de São Paulo · BRInstituto Butantan · BRKentucky imaging Technologies (United States) · USUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

Outer Membrane Proteins of Pathogenic Leptospira SpeciesR01AI034431 · NIAID · BRENTWOOD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GOMES-SOLECKI, MARIA, HAAKE, DAVID A · 2003 to 2015
$4.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI034431
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report novel features of the genome sequence of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni, a highly invasive spirochete. Leptospira species colonize a significant proportion of rodent populations worldwide and produce life-threatening infections in mammals. Genomic sequence analysis reveals the presence of a competent transport system with 13 families of genes encoding for major transporters including a three-member component efflux system compatible with the long-term survival of this organism. The leptospiral genome contains a broad array of genes encoding regulatory system, signal transduction and methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins, reflecting the organism's ability to respond to diverse environmental stimuli. The identification of a complete set of genes encoding the enzymes for the cobalamin biosynthetic pathway and the novel coding genes related to lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis should bring new light to the study of Leptospira physiology. Genes related to toxins, lipoproteins and several surface-exposed proteins may facilitate a better understanding of the Leptospira pathogenesis and may serve as potential candidates for vaccine.

Indexed as

Genome, BacterialAnimalsBacterial ProteinsLeptospira interrogansMolecular Sequence DataProtein TransportSequence Analysis, DNABacterial Proteins

Identifiers

PMID15064809
PMCPMC2666282
OpenAlexW2103764811

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