Roles of iron acquisition systems in virulence of extraintestinal pathogenic <it>Escherichia coli</it>: salmochelin and aerobactin contribute more to virulence than heme in a chicken infection model
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Avian pathogenic <it>Escherichia coli</it> (APEC) and uropathogenic <it>E. coli</it> (UPEC) are the two main subsets of extraintestinal pathogenic <it>E. coli</it> (ExPEC). Both types have multiple...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/143 |