The Autotransporter BpaB Contributes to the Virulence of Burkholderia mallei in an Aerosol Model of Infection

• Shawn M. Zimmerman,

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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• Frank Michel,

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA, United States of America

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• Robert J. Hogan ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Robert J. Hogan, Eric R. Lafontaine

  ¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA, United States of America

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• Eric R. Lafontaine

  Contributed equally to this work with: Robert J. Hogan, Eric R. Lafontaine

  * E-mail: elafon10@uga.edu

  ¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

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