The role of Tir, EspA, and NleB in the colonization of cattle by Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O26:H11

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 739-747

  Misyurina, Olga ^a   Asper, David J ^a   Deng, Wanyin ^b   Finlay, B Brett ^b   Rogan, Dragan ^c   Potter, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Bioniche Life Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectors; EspA; NleB; STEC; Tir; Type III secretion system

Indexed keywords

EFFECTORS; ESPA; NLEB; STEC; TIR; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

CELLS; EXTRACTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN A; PROTEIN NLEB; PROTEIN TIR; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SECRETION; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; DNA EXTRACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTESTINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEQUENCE DELETION; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957976795     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-059     Document Type: Article

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