Evasion of Toll-like Receptor Recognition by Escherichia coli is mediated via Population Level Regulation of Flagellin Production
M. Lanz, C. M. Birchall, L. K. Drage, D. M. Picton, C. Mowbray, Q. Alsenani, A. M. Z. Tan, A. Ali, C. Harding, R. Pickard, J. Hall, P. D. Aldridge
This study shows that uropathogenic E. coli evades TLR5 recognition by regulating flagellin production at the population level, not through antigenic variation.
bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology