Identification and characterization of NleA, a non‐LEE‐encoded type III translocated virulence factor of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

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Summary

A novel protein, NleA, encoded in a prophage‐associated pathogenicity island within the EHEC genome, distinct from the LEE was determined to play a key role in virulence of C. rodentium in a mouse infection model.

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2004-03-01
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Biology, Effector, Pathogenicity island, Virulence, Type three secretion system

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