Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli protein secretion is induced in response to conditions similar to those in the gastrointestinal tract

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2606-2612

  Kenny, Brendan ^a   Abe, Akio ^a   Stein, Markus ^a   Finlay, B Brett ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; COLONY FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0030940269     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.7.2606-2612.1997     Document Type: Article

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