Studies of pore-forming bacterial protein toxins in Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium, which can be classified into three groups: the commensal, intestinal pathogenic (IPEC) and extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) E. coli. The cytolysin A (ClyA) protein, a 34-kDa pore-forming toxin, encoded by a gene found in both non-pathogenic and pathoge...

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Main Author: Enow, Constance
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Medicinska fakulteten) 2014
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-93629
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