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Cyclomodulins in urosepsis strains of Escherichia coli.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2010
Dubois Damien, Delmas Julien, Cady Anne, Robin Frédéric, Sivignon Adeline, Oswald Eric, Bonnet Richard
Abstract excerpt
Determinants of urosepsis in Escherichia coli remain incompletely defined. Cyclomodulins (CMs) are a growing functional family of toxins that hijack the eukaryotic cell cycle. Four cyclomodulin types are actually known in E. coli: cytotoxic necrotizing factors (CNFs), cycle-inhibiting factor (Cif), cytolethal distending toxins (CDTs), and the pks-encoded toxin. In the present study, the distribution of...
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