The osmotic stress response and virulence in pyelonephritis isolates of Escherichia coli:...
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Culham, Doreen E.; Lu, Annie; Jishage, Miki; Krogfelt, Karen A.; Ishihama, Akira; Wood, Janet M.
- Source
- Microbiology (13500872). Jun2001, Vol. 147 Issue 6, p1657. 14p. 1 Diagram, 5 Charts, 5 Graphs.
- Subject
- *OSMOREGULATION
*MICROBIAL virulence
*ESCHERICHIA coli
*PYELONEPHRITIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1350-0872
Discusses the osmotic stress response and virulence in pyelonephritis isolates of Escherichia coli. Occurrence of osmoregulatory systems in E. coli; Contribution of osmoprotectant uptake to bacterial growth in human urine; Contributions of osmoprotectant uptake to bacterial colonization of the murine urinary tract.