Secretion of extracellular proteins by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli via a putative type III secretion system

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作者
Jarvis, KG [1 ]
Kaper, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT MED, CTR VACCINE DEV, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
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10.1128/IAI.64.11.4826-4829.1996
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EHEC and EPEC) infections result in attaching and effacing lesions on intestinal epithelial cells. Secretion of extracellular proteins via a type III secretion apparatus is necessary for the formation of attaching and effacing lesions by EPEC. We now show that EHEC also secretes polypeptides via a putative type III secretion system. The secreted EHEC proteins are recognized by rabbit antiserum raised against the proteins secreted from EPEC and by human serum from a patient infected with an EHEC O157:H7 strain.
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