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Regulatory interplay between pap operons in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Mar 2008
Totsika Makrina, Beatson Scott A, Holden Nicola, Gally David L
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic bacteria have a large repertoire of surface organelles involved in adherence, motility and protein export, but how individual bacteria co-ordinate surface organelle expression to prevent interference and excessive immune stimulation is unclear. Phase variation is a mechanism by which expression of surface factors is limited to a fraction of the bacterial population; however, the presence of multiple...
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