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Virulence of a Proteus mirabilis ATF isogenic mutant is not impaired in a mouse model of ascending urinary tract infection.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Zunino P, Geymonat L, Allen A G, Legnani-Fajardo C, Maskell D J
Abstract excerpt
Proteus mirabilis, a common cause of urinary tract infection, produces a number of different fimbriae, including ambient temperature fimbriae (ATF). These fimbriae are optimally expressed at 23 degrees C and their contribution to urinary tract infection has so far remained unknown. In the present study, a clinical isolate of P. mirabilis and an isogenic allelic replacement mutant unable to express ATF were tested...
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