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The high-pathogenicity island (HPI) promotes flagellum-mediated motility in extraintestinal pathogen...

The high-pathogenicity island (HPI) promotes flagellum-mediated motility in extraintestinal pathogen...

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The high-pathogenicity island (HPI) promotes flagellum-mediated motility in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

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The high-pathogenicity island (HPI) promotes flagellum-mediated motility in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2017-10, Vol.12 (10), p.e0183950-e0183950

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The key of success of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) to colonize niches outside the intestinal tract and to establish infection is the coordinated action of numerous virulence and fitness factors. The so-called high-pathogenicity island (HPI), responsible for synthesis, secretion and uptake of the siderophore yersiniabactin, pr...

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The high-pathogenicity island (HPI) promotes flagellum-mediated motility in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1949589969

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1949589969

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1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0183950

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