The Presence of the pAA Plasmid in the German O104:H4 Shiga Toxin Type 2a (Stx2a)–Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strain Promotes the Translocation of Stx2a Across an Epithelial Cell Monolayer - Concepedia

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The Presence of the pAA Plasmid in the German O104:H4 Shiga Toxin Type 2a (Stx2a)–Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strain Promotes the Translocation of Stx2a Across an Epithelial Cell Monolayer

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2014

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Nadia Boisen, Anne‐Marie Hansen, Angela R. Melton‐Celsa, Tonia Zangari, Ninell P. Mortensen, James B. Kaper, Alison D. O’Brien, James P. Nataro

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Our data suggest that the AggR-regulated aggregative adherence fimbriae I enhance inflammation and enable the outbreak strain to both adhere to epithelial cells and translocate Stx2a across the intestinal epithelium.

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