Importance of theebp(Endocarditis‐ and Biofilm‐Associated Pilus) Locus in the Pathogenesis ofEnterococcus faecalisAscending Urinary Tract Infection
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- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 195 (11) , 1671-1677
- https://doi.org/10.1086/517524
Abstract
Background. We recently demonstrated that the ubiquitous Enterococcus faecalis ebp (endocarditis-and biofilmassociated pilus) operon is important forKeywords
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