Bacterial Adrenergic Sensors Regulate Virulence of Enteric Pathogens in the Gut

Enteric pathogens such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Citrobacter rodentium, which is largely used as a surrogate EHEC model for murine infections, are exposed to several host neurotransmitters in the gut. An important chemical exchange within the gut involves the neurotransmitters...

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Main Authors: Cristiano G. Moreira, Regan Russell, Animesh Anand Mishra, Sanjeev Narayanan, Jennifer M. Ritchie, Matthew K. Waldor, Meredith M. Curtis, Sebastian E. Winter, David Weinshenker, Vanessa Sperandio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-06-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/3/e00826-16