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Distribution of papA and papG Variants among Escherichia coli Genotypes: Association with Major Extraintestinal Pathogenic Lineages.
International journal of molecular sciences - 17 Jun 2024
Fernández-Yáñez Valentina, Suazo Patricio, Hormazábal Claudia, Ibaceta Valentina, Arenas-Salinas Mauricio, Vidal Roberto M, Silva-Ojeda Francisco, Arellano Carolina, Muñoz Ignacio, Del Canto Felipe
Abstract excerpt
The pyelonephritis-associated fimbria (P fimbria) is one of the most recognized adhesion determinants of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strains (ExPECs). Twelve variants have been described for the gene encoding the P fimbria major structural subunit PapA and three variants for the gene encoding the adhesin subunit PapG. However, their distribution among the ExPEC diversity has not been...
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