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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
proteins associated with thepenetration ofbacteria into mammaliancells
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E. coli was modified to express invasin of Yersinia and listerialysin O (LLO) of Listeria to impart the necessary infectivity and antigen releasing traits of the intracellular pathogen, Brucella.
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