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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli EtpA mediates adhesion between flagella and host cells

Adhesion to epithelial cells1 and flagella-mediated motility are critical virulence traits for many Gram-negative pathogens, including enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)2, a major cause of diarrhoea in travellers and children in developing countries3,4. Many flagellated pathogens export putativ...

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Autores principales: Roy, Koushik, Hilliard, George M., Hamilton, David J., Luo, Jiwen, Ostmann, Marguerite M., Fleckenstein, James M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19060885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07568