A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage
T. J. Evans, S. Fox, C. Goswami, M. T. Holden, J. P. Connolly, A. J. Roe, M. Connor, A. Leanord
The paper identifies that E. coli ST69 bloodstream isolates contain an intact ETT2 locus, suggesting functional importance in infection despite no identified secreted substrates.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2018Microbiology