Elongation factor Tu on Escherichia coli isolated from urine of kidney stone patients promotes calcium oxalate crystal growth and aggregation

Abstract Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium isolated from urine and stone matrix of calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone formers. Whether it has pathogenic role(s) in kidney stone formation or is only entrapped inside the stone remains unclear. We thus evaluated differences between E. coli isolat...

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Main Authors: Piyawan Amimanan, Ratree Tavichakorntrakool, Kedsarin Fong-ngern, Pipat Sribenjalux, Aroonlug Lulitanond, Vitoon Prasongwatana, Chaisiri Wongkham, Patcharee Boonsiri, Jariya Umka Welbat, Visith Thongboonkerd
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/53bfdd37746546288f27c5d091ecbff9
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