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Aspects of genome plasticity in pathogenic Escherichia coli.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Nov 2007
Bielaszewska Martina, Dobrindt Ulrich, Gärtner Julia, Gallitz Inka, Hacker Jörg, Karch Helge, Müller Daniel, Schubert Sören, Alexander Schmidt M, Sorsa Liisa Johanna, Zdziarski Jaroslaw
Abstract excerpt
The species Escherichia coli comprises not only non-pathogenic or commensal variants that belong to the normal intestinal flora of most mammals, but also various pathogenic strains causing diverse intestinal and extraintestinal infections in man and animals. Virulence factors and mechanisms involved in pathogenesis have been successfully analyzed for many years resulting in a wealth of knowledge about many E....
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