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<i>ace</i> , Which Encodes an Adhesin in <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> , Is Regulated by Ers and Is Involved in Virulence
12 May 2009
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Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen that causes numerous infectious diseases in humans and is a major agent of nosocomial infections. In this work, we showed that the recently identified transcriptional regulator Ers (PrfA like), known to be involved in the cellular metabolism and the virulence of E. faecalis, acts as a repressor of ace, which encodes a collagen-binding protein. We characterized...
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