The Metal Ion-Dependent Adhesion Site Motif of the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</named-content> EbpA Pilin Mediates Pilus Function in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

ABSTRACT 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 p...

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Auteurs principaux: Hailyn V. Nielsen, Pascale S. Guiton, Kimberly A. Kline, Gary C. Port, Jerome S. Pinkner, Fabrice Neiers, Staffan Normark, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Michael G. Caparon, Scott J. Hultgren
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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