Human Urine Decreases Function and Expression of Type 1 Pili in Uropathogenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content>
ABSTRACT Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the primary cause of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). UPEC bind the bladder using type 1 pili, encoded by the fim operon in nearly all E. coli. Assembled type 1 pili terminate in the FimH adhesin, which specifically binds to mannos...
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American Society for Microbiology
2015
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/632b3e125a5848dda989ed9d3a9b2597 |
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