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Ferric Citrate Uptake Is a Virulence Factor in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

More than half of women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI), with uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) causing ~80% of uncomplicated cases. Iron acquisition systems are essential for uropathogenesis, and UPEC strains encode highly diverse iron acquisition systems, underlining their impo...

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Autores principales: Frick-Cheng, Arwen E., Sintsova, Anna, Smith, Sara N., Pirani, Ali, Snitkin, Evan S., Mobley, Harry L. T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35546538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01035-22