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Classification of perA sequences and their correlation with autoaggregation in typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates collected in Japan and Thailand.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2010
Iida Mariko, Okamura Noboru, Yamazaki Mitsugu, Yatsuyanagi Jun, Kurazono Takayuki, Suzuki Rieko, Hiruta Noriaki, Isobe Junko, Seto Kazuko, Kawano Kimiko, Narimatsu Hiroshi, Ratchtrachenchai Orn-Anong, Okabe Nobuhiko, Ito Kenitiro
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains produce a bundle-forming pilus (BFP) that mediates localized adherence (LA) to intestinal epithelial cells. The major structural subunit of the BFP is bundlin, which is encoded by the bfpA gene located on a large EAF plasmid. The perA gene has been shown to activate genes within the bfp operon. We analyzed perA gene polymorphism among typical (eae- and...
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