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The family Pasteurellaceae is comprised of three genera: Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, and Pasteurella (HAP). These bacteria cause important diseases in humans and animals and are of great medical and economical importance. Recently, the HAP bacteria have been the subject of intensive research in the fields of molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity, immunogenicity, and vaccine development. A considerable amount of work has been done in the molecular analysis of several virulence components including capsule, lipopolysaccharide, outer membrane proteins, and exotoxins. While cloning and expression of genes from the HAP bacteria in established hosts like E. coli K12 strains appears to be easy, very little work has been described on the genetic engineering of the HAP bacteria themselves.
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Frey, J., MacInnes, J.I. (1995). Genetic Manipulations of Members of the Family Pasteurellaceae . In: Donachie, W., Lainson, F.A., Hodgson, J.C. (eds) Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, and Pasteurella. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0978-7_16
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