Genomic Comparison of Translocating and Non-Translocating Escherichia coli

Translocation of E. coli across the gut epithelium can result in fatal sepsis in post-surgical patients. In vitro and in vivo experiments have identified the existence of a novel pathotype of translocating E. coli (TEC) that employs an unknown mechanism for translocating across epithelial cells to t...

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Main Authors: Bachmann, Nathan L., Katouli, Mohammad, Polkinghorne, Adam
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552563/