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Interaction of enteropathogenic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and porcine intestinal mucosa: role of intimin and Tir in adherence.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2005
Girard Francis, Batisson Isabelle, Frankel Gad M, Harel Josée, Fairbrother John M
Abstract excerpt
The ileal in vitro organ culture (IVOC) model using tissues originating from colostrum-deprived newborn piglets has proven to be an effective way to study the attaching and effacing (A/E) phenotype of porcine enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) ex vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intimin subtype and Tir in the adherence of EPEC and Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), isolated from...
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