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Filamentation by Escherichia coli subverts innate defenses during urinary tract infection

To establish disease, an infecting organism must overcome a vast array of host defenses. During cystitis, uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) subvert innate defenses by invading superficial umbrella cells and rapidly increasing in numbers to form intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs). In the...

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Main Authors: Justice, Sheryl S., Hunstad, David A., Seed, Patrick C., Hultgren, Scott J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1750882/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17172451
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606329104
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