Dissection of the role of pili and type 2 and 3 secretion systems in adherence and biofilm formation of an atypical enteropathogenic escherichia coli strain

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3793-3802

  Hernandes, Rodrigo T ^a,b,c   De la Cruz, Miguel A ^b   Yamamoto, Denise ^a   Girón, Jorge A ^b   Gomes, Tânia A T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; PILIN; TRANSLOCON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; SUPERNATANT; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84884388212     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00620-13     Document Type: Article

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