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PapG II adhesin in the establishment and persistence of Escherichia coli infection in mouse kidneys.
Kidney international - 1 Apr 2007
Tseng C C, Huang J J, Wang M C, Wu A B, Ko W C, Chen W C, Wu J J
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Most human pyelonephritogenic Escherichia coli express the PapG II adhesin. However, the role of the PapG II adhesin in enhancing the establishment and persistence of E. coli infection in the kidney is controversial. A pyelonephritogenic strain, EC114, which possesses one copy of the papG II gene...
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