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Secreted indole serves as a signal for expression of type III secretion system translocators in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7
1 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
Indole is produced by tryptophanase during growth of enteric bacteria and accumulates in the culture medium. The physiological role of indole production is poorly understood. We discovered that enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 with a tnaA deletion has decreased secretion of EspA and EspB via the type III secretion system and as a result there is reduced formation of attaching and effacing (A/E)...
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