Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) Infection Induces Diarrhea, Intestinal Damage, Metabolic Alterations and Increased Intestinal Permeability in a Murine Model
E. Ledwaba, D. Costa, D. T. Bolick, N. Giallourou, P. H. Q. S. Medeiros, J. Swann, A. Traore-Hoffman, N. Potgieter, J. Nataro, R. L. Guerrant
This study uses a murine model to show that EPEC infection causes diarrhea, intestinal damage, metabolic changes, and increased permeability, with the T3SS playing a key role in virulence.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020Microbiology