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Bringing down the host: enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagicEscherichia colieffector-mediated subversion of host innate immune pathways
15 Jan 2015
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Enteric bacterial pathogens commonly use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to successfully infect intestinal epithelial cells and survive and proliferate in the host. Enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EPEC; EHEC) colonize the human intestinal mucosa, form characteristic histological lesions on the infected epithelium and require the T3SS for full virulence. T3SS effectors injected into...
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