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Gastrointestinal signals in supplemented media reveal a role in adherence for the Shigella flexneri sap autotransporter gene.
Gut microbes - 1 Jan 2000
León Yrvin, Honigsberg Raphael, Rasko David A, Faherty Christina S
Abstract excerpt
Shigella flexneri causes severe diarrheal disease worldwide. While many aspects of pathogenesis have been elucidated, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding the role of putative chromosomally-encoded virulence genes. The uncharacterized sap gene encoded on the chromosome has significant nucleotide sequence identity to the fluffy (flu) antigen 43 autotransporter gene in pathogenic Escherichia coli. Here, we...
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