Tracking Bioluminescent ETEC during In vivo BALB/c Mouse Colonization

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a leading cause of diarrhea worldwide. Adhesion to the human intestinal tract is crucial for colonization. ETEC adhesive structures have been extensively studied; however, colonization dynamics remain uncharacterized. The aim of this study was to track biol...

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Main Authors: Gerardo E. Rodea, Francisco X. Montiel-Infante, Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova, Zeus Saldaña-Ahuactzi, Sara A. Ochoa, Karina Espinosa-Mazariego, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00187/full