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Phenotypic diversity of type III secretion system activity in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli clinical isolates.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2024
Contreras Carmen A, Hazen Tracy H, Guadarrama Carmen, Cervantes-Rivera Ramón, Ochoa Theresa J, Vinuesa Pablo, Rasko David A, Puente Jose L
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Introduction. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains pose a significant threat as a leading cause of severe childhood diarrhoea in developing nations. EPEC pathogenicity relies on the type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded by the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE), facilitating the secretion and translocation of bacterial effector proteins.Gap Statement. While the regulatory roles of PerC...
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