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Mutation of lasA and lasB reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa invasion of epithelial cells.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2003
Cowell Brigitte A, Twining Sally S, Hobden Jeffrey A, Kwong Mary S F, Fleiszig Suzanne M J
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen implicated in a variety of devastating conditions. Its flexibility as a pathogen is attributed to a myriad of virulence factors and regulatory elements that respond to prevailing environmental conditions. ExoS and ExoT are type III secreted effector proteins, regulated by the transcriptional activator ExsA, that can inhibit invasion of epithelial cells...
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