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Influence of the Escherichia coli capsule on complement fixation and on phagocytosis and killing by human phagocytes.

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A plasmid of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is required for expression of a new fimbrial antigen and for adhesion to epithelial cells

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Fine-structure mapping and identification of two regulators of capsule synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12

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