has role virmugen virmugen role Bordetella bronchiseptica gene aroA from Bordetella bronchiseptica NCBI_Gene_ID: 2659145; PMID: 12009288 Inactivation of the aroA gene highly attenuates B. bronchiseptica, severely impairing its ability to colonize and survive in the respiratory tract of mice. Upon challenge with wild type B. bronchiseptica, the mice immunised with live attenuated B. bronchiseptica aroA mutant had rapidly reduced numbers of B. bronchiseptica in their respiratory tract VO:0002552 gene Rebecca Racz Oliver He