IbeR facilitates stress-resistance, invasion and pathogenicity of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli.

Systemic infections by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are economically devastating to poultry industries worldwide. IbeR, located on genomic island GimA, was shown to serve as an RpoS-like regulator in rpoS gene mutation neonatal meningitis E. coli (NMEC) RS218. However, the role of IbeR i...

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Main Authors: Shaohui Wang, Yinli Bao, Qingmei Meng, Yongjie Xia, Yichao Zhao, Yang Wang, Fang Tang, Xiangkai ZhuGe, Shengqing Yu, Xiangan Han, Jianjun Dai, Chengping Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359115?pdf=render