has_part has part has_part has disposition at some time attenuated disposition B. suis gnd mutant B. abortus 2308 gnd mutant NCBIGene: 3828241 The gene gnd from the strain Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 2308 is a virulence gene. Information about the mutated molecule: MUTATION: gnd is involved in pentose phosphate pathway. It is essential for intracellular growth inside HeLa cells as shown by its Brucella suis miniTn5Km2 transposon mutation analysis. The mutant is attenuated in the mouse model [Ref6469:Kim et al., 2003]. UniProtKB accession: Q2YJ89 PMID: 12761078 YH A mutant of strain Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 2308 that lacks an intact gene gnd. gnd 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase