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RfaH promotes the ability of the avian pathogenic Escherichia coli O2 strain E058 to cause avian colibacillosis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2013
Gao Qingqing, Xu Huiqing, Wang Xiaobo, Zhang Debao, Ye Zhengqin, Gao Song, Liu Xiufan
Abstract excerpt
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infection causes avian colibacillosis, which refers to any localized or systemic infection, such as acute fatal septicemia or subacute pericarditis and airsacculitis. The RfaH transcriptional regulator in E. coli is known to regulate a number of phenotypic traits. The direct effect of RfaH on the virulence of APEC has not been investigated yet. Our results showed that the...
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