Contribution of a novel gene, rpeA, encoding a putative autotransporter adhesin to intestinal colonization by rabbit-specific enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Denisse L. Leyton, Louise M. Adams, Michelle Kelly, Joan Sloan, Marija Tauschek, Roy M. Robins-Browne, Elizabeth L. Hartland*

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Abstract

Rabbit-specific enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (REPEC) is an attaching and effacing pathogen of young rabbits. Using signature-tagged mutagenesis, we identified several known colonization factors of REPEC as well as a gene predicted to encode a novel autotransporter protein. This novel gene was termed rpeA for REPEC plasmid-encoded autotransporter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4664-4669
Number of pages6
JournalInfection and Immunity
Volume75
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2007
Externally publishedYes

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