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Mutation in the peb1A locus of Campylobacter jejuni reduces interactions with epithelial cells and intestinal colonization of mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 1998
Pei Z, Burucoa C, Grignon B, Baqar S, Huang X Z, Kopecko D J, Bourgeois A L, Fauchere J L, Blaser M J
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the leading causes of bacterial diarrhea throughout the world. We previously found that PEB1 is a homolog of cluster 3 binding proteins of bacterial ABC transporters and that a C. jejuni adhesin, cell-binding factor 1 (CBF1), if not identical to, contains PEB1. A single protein migrating at approximately 27 to 28 kDa was recognized by anti-CBF1 and anti-PEB1. To determine the role...
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