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Adhesion of human and animal Escherichia coli strains in association with their virulence-associated genes and phylogenetic origins.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2013
Frömmel Ulrike, Lehmann Werner, Rödiger Stefan, Böhm Alexander, Nitschke Jörg, Weinreich Jörg, Groß Julia, Roggenbuck Dirk, Zinke Olaf, Ansorge Hermann, Vogel Steffen, Klemm Per, Wex Thomas, Schröder Christian, Wieler Lothar H, Schierack Peter
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal colonization is influenced by the ability of the bacterium to inhabit a niche, which is based on the expression of colonization factors. Escherichia coli carries a broad range of virulence-associated genes (VAGs) which contribute to intestinal (inVAGs) and extraintestinal (exVAGs) infection. Moreover, initial evidence indicates that inVAGs and exVAGs support intestinal colonization. We developed new...
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