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PMID: 10047555 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli: cellular harassment.

Current opinion in microbiology ·Vol. 2 ·No. 1 ·1999-02-00 ·Pages 83-8

DeVinney R, Knoechel DG, Finlay BB

Abstract

The mechanisms by which enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) mediates diarrhea remain a mystery. Recently a number of interesting and at times surprising results have come from studying EPEC interactions with host cells. Identification and characterization of bacterial factors, including Tir, EspA, EspB and EspD, and host responses have expanded our grasp of the diverse effects of EPEC on host cells.

MeSH Terms
Adhesins, Bacterial Animals Bacterial Adhesion/physiology Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/chemistry,metabolism,physiology Bacterial Proteins/chemistry,metabolism,physiology Carrier Proteins Cytokines/metabolism Diarrhea/microbiology Drosophila Proteins Epithelial Cells/metabolism,microbiology Escherichia coli/metabolism,pathogenicity Escherichia coli Proteins Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism,physiology Humans Molecular Chaperones/metabolism,physiology Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology Repressor Proteins/physiology Signal Transduction Transcription Factors Virulence
Chemicals
Adhesins, Bacterial Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Bacterial Proteins Carrier Proteins CesD protein, E coli Cytokines Drosophila Proteins EaeB protein, E coli Escherichia coli Proteins EspA protein, E coli EspD protein, E coli Homeodomain Proteins Molecular Chaperones Receptors, Cell Surface Repressor Proteins SycH protein, Yersinia Tir protein, E coli Transcription Factors eve protein, Drosophila eaeA protein, E coli
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
DeVinney R
Biotechnology Laboratory University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada.
Knoechel D G
Finlay B B
Article Info
Journal
Current opinion in microbiology
Abbr.
Curr Opin Microbiol
ISSN
1369-5274
Published
1999-02-00
Pages
83-8
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
9815056
Subset
IM
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