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The Fis Nucleoid Protein Negatively Regulates the Phase Variation fimS Switch of the Type 1 Pilus Operon in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

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Published in 2022 at "Frontiers in Microbiology"

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.882563

Abstract: In Escherichia coli the expression of type 1 pili (T1P) is determined by the site-specific inversion of the fimS ON–OFF switch located immediately upstream of major fimbrial subunit gene fimA. Here we investigated the role… read more here.

Keywords: coli; escherichia coli; fims switch; type ... See more keywords