ShiF acts as an auxiliary factor of aerobactin secretion in meningitis Escherichia coli strain S88

The neonatal meningitis E. coli (NMEC) strain S88 carries a ColV plasmid named pS88 which is involved in meningeal virulence. Transcriptional analysis of pS88 in human serum revealed a strong upregulation of an O...

Source: BMC Microbiology - December 17, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mathieu Genuini, Philippe Bidet, Jean-Fran çois Benoist, Dimitri Schlemmer, Chloé Lemaitre, André Birgy and Stéphane Bonacorsi Tags: Research article Source Type: research