The Escherichia coli Type III Secretion System 2 Has a Global Effect on Cell Surface

Many strains of Escherichia coli carry a 29,250-bp ETT2 pathogenicity island (PAI), which includes genes predicted to encode type III secretion system (T3SS) components. Because it is similar to the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1) system, encoding a T3SS in Salmonella enterica, it was assu...

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Main Authors: Alexander Shulman, Yael Yair, Dvora Biran, Thomas Sura, Andreas Otto, Uri Gophna, Dörte Becher, Michael Hecker, Eliora Z. Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-07-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01070-18