Context-dependent Requirements for FimH and Other Canonical Virulence Factors in Gut Colonization by Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
C. W. Russell, B. A. Fleming, A. T. Stenquist, M. A. Wambaugh, M. P. Bronner, M. A. Mulvey
This study assesses the role of virulence factors in gut colonization by ExPEC, finding that most are dispensable, but FimH affects persistence under certain conditions.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2017Microbiology