Fucose sensing regulates bacterial intestinal colonization

Alline R. Pacheco, Meredith M. Curtis, Jennifer M. Ritchie, Diana Munera, Matthew K. Waldor, Cristiano G. Moreira and Vanessa Sperandio ()
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Alline R. Pacheco: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Meredith M. Curtis: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jennifer M. Ritchie: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Diana Munera: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Matthew K. Waldor: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Cristiano G. Moreira: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Vanessa Sperandio: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nature, 2012, vol. 492, issue 7427, 113-117

Abstract: FusKR, a fucose-sensing two-component system, has been identified in enterohaemorrhagic E. coli, linking fucose utilization and virulence factor gene expression and providing insight into how sensing of a host signal can facilitate bacterial colonization.

Date: 2012
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