RpoS role in virulence and fitness in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a diarrheagenic pathogen that afflicts infants in developing countries. The most important virulence trait of EPEC is its ability to intimately adhere to cells in the small intestine, and to elicit diarrhea. The alternative sigma factor RpoS is involved in...

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Main Authors: Gardênia Márcia Silva Campos Mata, Gerson Moura Ferreira, Beny Spira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5491219?pdf=render

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