Genetic Characterization of a Tn5-Disrupted Glycosyltransferase Gene Homolog in Brucella abortus and Its Effect on Lipopolysaccharide Composition and Virulence

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;

SRA Technologies, Life Science, Rockville, Maryland 20805;

Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000;

Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100; and

Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100; and

Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100; and

Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5100; and

National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50011

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0342;