The Metal Ion-Dependent Adhesion Site Motif of the Enterococcus faecalis EbpA Pilin Mediates Pilus Function in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

Though the bacterial opportunist Enterococcus faecalis causes a myriad of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), little is known about the virulence mechanisms that it employs. However, the endocarditis- and biofilm-associated pilus (Ebp...

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Autori principali: Nielsen, Hailyn V., Guiton, Pascale S., Kline, Kimberly A., Port, Gary C., Pinkner, Jerome S., Neiers, Fabrice, Normark, Staffan, Henriques-Normark, Birgitta, Caparon, Michael G., Hultgren, Scott J.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: American Society of Microbiology 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419518/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22829678
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00177-12
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