Identification and characterization of OmpT-like proteases in uropathogenic Escherichia coli clinical isolates
I. Desloges, J. A. Taylor, J.-M. Leclerc, J. R. Brannon, A. Portt, J. D. Spencer, K. Dewar, G. T. Marczynski, A. Manges, S. Gruenheid, H. Le Moual, J.-L. Thomassin
The paper measures OmpT protease activity in UPEC isolates and finds higher activity in symptomatic UTI strains, with some isolates also expressing an additional ompT-like gene, arlC.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2019Microbiology