Exploitation of host cells by enteropathogenic Escherichiacoli
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Exploitation of host cells by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Microbial pathogens have evolved many ingenious ways to infect their hosts and cause disease, including the subversion and exploitation of target host cells. One such subversive microbe is enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). A major cause of infantile diarrhea in developing countries, EPEC poses a significant health threat to children worldwide. Central to EPEC-mediated disease is its col...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.16.8799