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Genome-based Definition of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Pathovar.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Desilets Michael, Deng Xianding, Deng Xiangding, Rao Chitong, Ensminger Alexander W, Krause Denis O, Sherman Philip M, Gray-Owen Scott D
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BACKGROUND: Mucosal-associated Escherichia coli are commonly found in inflamed tissues during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). These bacteria often possess an adherent and invasive phenotype but lack virulence-associated features of well-described intestinal E. coli pathogens, and are of diverse serology and phylotypes, making it difficult to correlate strain characteristics with exacerbations of disease....
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