Strains with mutations in either gene of the regulatory pair ( phoP [ transcriptional activator ] or phoQ [ membrane sensor kinase ] ) had increased sensitivities to defensin .
strains with mutations in either gene of the regulatory pair ( phop [ transcriptional activator ] or phoq [ membrane sensor kinase ] ) had increased sensitivities to defensin .
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