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The eae gene of Citrobacter freundii biotype 4280 is necessary for colonization in transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia.
Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1993
Schauer D B, Falkow S
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Transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia is characterized by proliferation of anchored stem cells in the mucosa of the descending colon of laboratory mice and is caused by Citrobacter freundii biotype 4280. This bacterium produces attaching and effacing lesions in the descending colon prior to the onset of gross hyperplasia. By mutational analysis, the chromosomal eae gene of C. freundii biotype 4280 was shown to...
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