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Flagellin-dependent and -independent inflammatory responses following infection by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2008
Khan Mohammed A, Bouzari Saeid, Ma Caixia, Rosenberger Carrie M, Bergstrom Kirk S B, Gibson Deanna L, Steiner Theodore S, Vallance Bruce A
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and the murine pathogen Citrobacter rodentium belong to the attaching and effacing (A/E) family of bacterial pathogens. These noninvasive bacteria infect intestinal enterocytes using a type 3 secretion system (T3SS), leading to diarrheal disease and intestinal inflammation. While flagellin, the secreted product of the EPEC fliC gene, causes the release of interleukin 8...
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