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A systems biology approach sheds new light on Escherichia coli acid resistance.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Sept 2011
Stincone Anna, Daudi Nazish, Rahman Ayesha S, Antczak Philipp, Henderson Ian, Cole Jeffrey, Johnson Matthew D, Lund Peter, Falciani Francesco
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In order to develop an infection, diarrhogenic Escherichia coli has to pass through the stomach, where the pH can be as low as 1. Mechanisms that enable E. coli to survive in low pH are thus potentially relevant for pathogenicity. Four acid response systems involved in reducing the concentration of intracellular protons have been identified so far. However, it is still unclear to what extent the regulation of...
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