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The σE pathway is involved in biofilm formation by Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jan 2013
Chassaing Benoit, Darfeuille-Michaud Arlette
Abstract excerpt
Ileal lesions of patients with Crohn's disease are colonized by adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) bacteria that are able to adhere to and invade intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), to replicate within macrophages, and to form biofilm. Clinical observations showed that bacterial biofilms we...
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