The Escherichia coli biofilm-promoting protein Antigen 43 does not contribute to intestinal colonization

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-246

  De Luna, Maria Das Graças ^a   Scott Tucker, Anthony ^a   Desvaux, Mickael ^a   Ferguson, Paul ^a   Morin, Nicholas P ^b   Dudley, Edward G ^b   Turner, Sue ^a   Nataro, James P ^b   Owen, Peter ^c   Henderson, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antigen 43; Autotransporter; Biofilm; Phase variation

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 44949172578     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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