In Vivo Phase Variation of Escherichia coli Type 1 Fimbrial Genes in Women with Urinary Tract Infection

Type 1 fimbriae, expressed by most Escherichia coli strains, are thought to attach to human uroepithelium as an initial step in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections (UTI). Numerous reports using both in vitro and murine models support this role for type 1 fimbriae in colonization. Unfortunat...

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Published in:	Infect Immun
Main Authors:	Lim, Jean K., Gunther, Nereus W., Zhao, Hui, Johnson, David E., Keay, Susan K., Mobley, Harry L. T.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1998
Subjects:	Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC108346/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9632599/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.66.7.3303-3310.1998
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