Effects of lng mutations on LngA expression, processing and CS21 assembly in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli E9034A

Effects of lng mutations on LngA expression, processing and CS21 assembly in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli E9034A

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of morbidity in children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries and a leading cause of traveler's diarrhea worldwide. The ability of ETEC to colonize the intestinal epithelium is mediated by fimbrial adhesins, such as CS...

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Main Authors: Zeus Saldaña-Ahuactzi, Gerardo Erbey Rodea, Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova, Viridiana Rodríguez Ramírez, Karina Espinosa-Mazariego, Martin A. González-Montalvo, Sara A. Ochoa, Bertha González-Pedrajo, Carlos A. Eslava-Campos, Edgar O. López-Villegas, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro, José Arellano-Galindo, Genaro Patiño-López, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biogenesis
pilus
ETEC
Type IV pilus
CS21
adherence to intestinal cells
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01201/full

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