MicrobiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
The Carbon Starvation-Inducible Lipoprotein (Slp) Influences Differential Adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at the Bovine Rectoanal Junction.
Indira T. Kudva, Erika N. Biernbaum, Eric D. Cassmann…·Subhashinie Kariyawasam
This study shows that the Slp protein in E. coli O157:H7 facilitates adherence to bovine rectoanal junction columnar cells via pIgR, supporting its role in colonization and immune interference.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013584