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Prevalence of autotransporters in Escherichia coli: what is the impact of phylogeny and pathotype?
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 May 2014
Zude Ingmar, Leimbach Andreas, Dobrindt Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Autotransporter (AT) proteins are widespread surface-exposed or secreted factors in Escherichia coli. Several ATs have been correlated with pathogenesis or specific phylogenetic lineages. Therefore, an application as biomarkers for individual extraintestinal pathogenic E.coli (ExPEC) or intestinal pathogenic E.coli (IPEC) has been proposed. To put this assumption on a solid foundation, we analyzed 111 publicly...
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