High resolution studies of the Afa/Dr adhesin DraE and its interaction with chloramphenicol.

Pathogenic Escherichia coli expressing Afa/Dr adhesins are able to cause both urinary tract and diarrheal infections. The Afa/Dr adhesins confer adherence to epithelial cells via interactions with the human complement regulating protein, decay accelerating factor (DAF or CD55). Two of the Afa/Dr adh...

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Main Authors: Pettigrew, D, Anderson, K, Billington, J, Cota, E, Simpson, P, Urvil, P, Rabuzin, F, Roversi, P, Nowicki, B, du Merle, L, Le Bouguénec, C, Matthews, S, Lea, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004