Mutagenesis of conserved tryptophan residues within the receptor-binding domain of intimin: influence on binding activity and virulence
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Intimate bacterial adhesion to intestinal epithelium is a pathogenic mechanism shared by several human and animal enteric pathogens, including enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium. The proteins directly in...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2002
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