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Two Enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Type III Secreted Proteins, EspA and EspB, Are Virulence Factors
16 Nov 1998
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) belongs to a family of related bacterial pathogens, including enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 and other human and animal diarrheagenic pathogens that form attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on host epithelial surfaces. Bacterial secreted Esp proteins and a type III secretion system are conserved among these pathogens and trigger host cell signal...
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