Mutations in hns reduce the adherence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli 091:H21 strain B2F1 to human colonic epithelial cells and increase the production of hemolysin

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Scott, Maria E ^a   Melton Celsa, Angela R ^b   O'Brien, Alison D ^b  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; B2F1; Hemolysin; Non O157

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ELASTASE; HEMOLYSIN; M PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL ISOLATION; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC CODE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0037333819     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-4010(03)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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