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Bicarbonate Ion Stimulates the Expression of Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Genes in Enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7
1 Jul 2002
Abstract excerpt
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains adhere to the intestinal mucosa and produce an attaching and effacing (A/E) lesion. Most of the genes required to produce A/E lesions are thought to be encoded by the 36-kb pathogenicity island termed the locus for enterocyte effacement (LEE). Although the mechanisms underlying the bacterial adherence, including the genes involved, are still poorly understood, the...
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