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Human intestinal tissue tropism of intimin epsilon O103 Escherichia coli.
FEMS microbiology letters - 28 Jan 2003
Fitzhenry Robert J, Stevens Mark P, Jenkins Claire, Wallis Timothy S, Heuschkel Robert, Murch Simon, Thomson Michael, Frankel Gad, Phillips Alan D
Abstract excerpt
Human intestinal in vitro organ culture was used to assess the tissue tropism of human isolates of Escherichia coli O103:H2 and O103:H- that express intimin epsilon. Both strains showed tropism for follicle associated epithelium and limited adhesion to other regions of the small and large intestine. This is similar to the tissue tropism shown by intimin gamma enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) O157:H7, but distinct from...
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