Bacteriocin synthesis in uropathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli: colicin E1 is a potential virulence factor.
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | BMC Microbiology |
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| Web | http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2180-10-288.pdf |
| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | bacteriocin; colicin E1; E. coli; urinary tract infections |
| Description | Bacteriocin production is an important characteristic of E. coli strains of human origin. To date, 26 colicin and 9 microcin types have been analyzed on a molecular level allowing molecular detection of the corresponding genes. The production incidence of 29 bacteriocin types and E. coli phylogroups were tested in a set of 361 E. coli strains isolated from human urinary tract infections (UTI) and in 411 control strains isolated from feces of patients without bacterial gut infection. |
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