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A Genomic Island in Salmonella enterica ssp. salamae provides new insights on the genealogy of the locus of enterocyte effacement.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Chandry P Scott, Gladman Simon, Moore Sean C, Seemann Torsten, Crandall Keith A, Fegan Narelle
Abstract excerpt
The genomic island encoding the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) is an important virulence factor of the human pathogenic Escherichia coli. LEE typically encodes a type III secretion system (T3SS) and secreted effectors capable of forming attaching and effacing lesions. Although prominent in...
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