Escherichia coli-Mediated Impairment of Ureteric Contractility Is Uropathogenic E. coli Specific
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Escherichia coli–Mediated Impairment of Ureteric Contractility Is Uropathogenic E. coli Specific
BACKGROUND Ureters are fundamental for keeping kidneys free from uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), but we have shown that 2 strains (J96 and 536) can subvert this role and reduce ureteric contractility. To determine whether this is (1) a widespread feature of UPEC, (2) exhibited only by UPEC, and (3) dependent upon type 1 fimbriae, we analyzed strains representing epidemiologically importa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis554