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EspP, a Type V-secreted serine protease of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7, influences intestinal colonization of calves and adherence to bovine primary intestinal epithelial cells.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jun 2007
Dziva Francis, Mahajan Arvind, Cameron Pamela, Currie Carol, McKendrick Iain J, Wallis Timothy S, Smith David G E, Stevens Mark P
Abstract excerpt
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) comprise a group of zoonotic diarrhoeal pathogens of worldwide importance. Cattle are a key reservoir; however the molecular mechanisms that promote persistent colonization of the bovine intestines by EHEC are ill-defined. The large plasmid of EHEC O157:H7 encodes several putative virulence factors. Here, it is reported that the pO157-encoded Type V-secreted serine...
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