Acid stress damage of DNA is prevented by Dps binding in <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7

Acid stress damage of DNA is prevented by Dps binding in <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acid tolerance in <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7 contributes to persistence in its bovine host and is thought to promote passage through the gastric barrier of humans. Dps (DNA-binding protein in starved cells) mutants...

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Main Authors: Baumler David J, Hung Kai, Jeong Kwang, Byrd Jeffrey J, Kaspar Charles W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/181

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