Host-Toxin Interactions Involving EspC and Pet, Two Serine Protease Autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae

EspC and Pet are toxins secreted by the diarrheagenic enteropathogenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli pathotypes, respectively. Both toxins have a molecular mass around 110 kDa and belong to the same protein family called Serine Protease Autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae (SPATE). Fu...

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Main Authors: Fernando Navarro-Garcia, Michael Sonnested, Ken Teter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-05-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/5/1134/