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Highly conserved type 1 pili promote enterotoxigenic E. coli pathogen-host interactions

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), defined by their elaboration of heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins, are a common cause of diarrheal illness in developing countries. Efficient delivery of these toxins requires ETEC to engage target host enterocytes. This engagement is acco...

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Autores principales: Sheikh, Alaullah, Rashu, Rasheduzzaman, Begum, Yasmin Ara, Kuhlman, F. Matthew, Ciorba, Matthew A., Hultgren, Scott J., Qadri, Firdausi, Fleckenstein, James M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5456409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28531220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005586