HeLa-cell adherence patterns and actin aggregation of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains carrying different eae and tir alleles

International Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Mora, Azucena ^a   Blanco, Miguel ^a   Yamamoto, Denise ^b   Dahbi, Ghizlane ^a   Blanco, Jesús E ^a   López, Cecilia ^a   Alonso, María P ^c   Vieira, Mônica A M ^b   Hernandes, Rodrigo T ^b   Abe, Cecilia M ^d   Piazza, Roxane M F ^d   Lacher, David W ^e   Elias, Waldir P ^d   Gomes, Tania A T ^b   Blanco, Jorge ^a  

^a Universidade de Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteropathogenic E. coli; HeLa cell adherence; Intimin; Shiga toxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77449106020     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.104     Document Type: Article

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