Enterococcus faecalis Enhances Expression and Activity of the Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Type III Secretion System

This work reveals a complex and multifaceted interaction between a human gut commensal, Enterococcus faecalis, and a pathogen, enterohemorrhagic E. coli. We demonstrate that E. faecalis enhances expression of the enterohemorrhagic E. coli type III secretion system and that this effect likely depends...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Cameron, Vanessa Sperandio, Gary M. Dunny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-11-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02547-19