Role of Enterococcus faecalis Surface Protein Esp in the Pathogenesis of Ascending Urinary Tract Infection

Enterococcus faecalis bacteria isolated from patients with bacteremia, endocarditis, and urinary tract infections more frequently express the surface protein Esp than do fecal isolates. To assess the role of Esp in colonization and persistence of E. faecalis in an animal model of ascending urinary t...

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Main Authors: Shankar, Nathan, Lockatell, C. Virginia, Baghdayan, Arto S., Drachenberg, C., Gilmore, Michael S., Johnson, David E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98508/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11401975
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.7.4366-4372.2001
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