Differential gene expression and adherence of escherichia coli O157:H7 in vitro and in ligated pig intestines

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Yin, Xianhua ^a,d   Zhu, Jing ^b   Feng, Yanni ^c   Chambers, James R ^a   Gong, Joshua ^a   Gyles, Carlton L ^d  

^a GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; LACTOSE; BILE ACID;

AIDA15 GENE; AIDA48 GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAE GENE; EFA1A GENE; EFA1B GENE; EHXA GENE; ENT GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESPD GENE; ESPL2 GENE; FIS GENE; GADE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GRLA GENE; GRLR GENE; HFQ GENE; HLYA GENE; IHA GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LER GENE; NLEA GENE; NLEB GENE; NONHUMAN; PH; QSEF GENE; STCE GENE; SWINE; TERC GENE; TIR GENE; TOXB GENE; UREC GENE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LIGATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; LACTOSE; LIGATION; SWINE;

EID: 79952209009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017424     Document Type: Article

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