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Western blot showing detection of VirB1 and VirB5 produced by B. abortus mutants carrying marked or unmarked virB1 or virB2. Marked mutations exert a polar effect on virB5 expression, while VirB5 can still be detected in mutants carrying unmarked deletions. wt, wild type.