Distribution of Major Pilin Subunit Genes Among Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Influence of Growth Media on Expression of the ecp Operon

Distribution of Major Pilin Subunit Genes Among Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Influence of Growth Media on Expression of the ecp Operon

Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) strains are unable to produce the bundle-forming pilus (BFP), which is responsible for the localized adherence pattern, a characteristic of the pathogenicity of typical EPEC strains. The lack of BFP in aEPEC strains suggests that other fimbrial or n...

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Main Authors: Danielle D. Munhoz, Júlia M. Nara, Natália C. Freitas, Claudia T. P. Moraes, Kamila O. Nunes, Bruno B. Yamamoto, Francielli M. Vasconcellos, Ygnacio Martínez-Laguna, Jorge A. Girón, Fernando H. Martins, Cecilia M. Abe, Waldir P. Elias, Roxane M. F. Piazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
diarrhea
atypical EPEC
adhesion
fimbriae
ECP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00942/full

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