Typing of Intimin Genes in Human and Animal Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>: Characterization of a New Intimin Variant

Oswald, Éric; Schmidt, Herbert; Morabito, Stefano; Karch, Helge; Marchès, Olivier; Caprioli, Alfredo

doi:10.1128/iai.68.1.64-71.2000

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Typing of Intimin Genes in Human and Animal Enterohemorrhagic and EnteropathogenicEscherichia coli: Characterization of a New Intimin Variant

Published in Infection and Immunity • Jan 1, 2000

Authors:

Éric Oswald

Herbert Schmidt

Stefano Morabito

Abstract

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) produce the characteristic "attaching and effacing" (A/E) lesion of the brush border. Intimin, an outer membrane protein encoded by eae, is responsible for the tight association of both pathogens with the host cell. Severa...

Subject

Intimin

Biology

Escherichia coli

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