The complete sequence of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) from enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> E2348/69

J. Elliott, Simon; A. Wainwright, Leslie; K. McDaniel, Timothy; G. Jarvis, Karen; Deng, Yingkang; Lai, Li‐Ching; P. McNamara, Barry; S. Donnenberg, Michael; B. Kaper, James

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00783.x

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The complete sequence of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli E2348/69

Published in Molecular Microbiology • Apr 1, 1998

Authors:

Simon J. Elliott

Leslie A. Wainwright

Timothy K. McDaniel

Abstract

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are an important aetiological agent in infant diarrhoea and the prototype for a family of pathogens exhibiting the unique virulence mechanism known as attaching and effacing (AE) (Nataro and Kaper, 1998). All genes necessary for AE are encoded on a 35 kb chro...

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Biology

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Pathogenicity island

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