Transcriptional regulation of subclass 5b fimbriae

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Enterotoxigenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>(ETEC) is a major cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries. This enteric pathogen causes profuse watery diarrhea by elaborating one or more enterotoxins that in...

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Main Authors: Munson George P, Harden Elizabeth A, Bodero Maria D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/180