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Identification of a novel genetic locus that is required for <i>in vitro</i> adhesion of a clinical isolate of enterohaemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> to epithelial cells
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are food-borne intestinal pathogens with a low infectious dose. Adhesion of some EHEC strains to epithelial cells is attributed, in part, to intimin, but other factors may be required for the intestinal colonizing ability of these bacteria. In order to identify additional adherence factors of EHEC, we generated transposon mutants of a clinical EHEC isolate of serotype...
