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Environmental regulation and colonization attributes of the long polar fimbriae (LPF) of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jun 2007
Torres Alfredo G, Milflores-Flores Lorena, Garcia-Gallegos J Gerardo, Patel Shilpa D, Best Angus, La Ragione Roberto M, Martinez-Laguna Ygnacio, Woodward Martin J
Abstract excerpt
The ability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to colonize the intestinal epithelia is dependent on the expression of intimin and other adhesins. The chromosome of E. coli O157:H7 carries two loci encoding long polar fimbriae (LPF). These fimbriae mediate adherence to epithelial cells and are associated...
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