A Phyletically Rare Gene Promotes the Niche-specific Fitness of an E. coli Pathogen during Bacteremia

Travis J. Wiles; J. Paul Norton; Sara N. Smith; Adam J. Lewis; Harry L. T. Mobley; Sherwood R. Casjens; Matthew A. Mulvey

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003175

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A Phyletically Rare Gene Promotes the Niche-specific Fitness of an E. coli Pathogen during Bacteremia

Travis J. Wiles,

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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J. Paul Norton ,

Contributed equally to this work with: J. Paul Norton, Sara N. Smith

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Sara N. Smith ,

Contributed equally to this work with: J. Paul Norton, Sara N. Smith

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Adam J. Lewis,

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Harry L. T. Mobley,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Sherwood R. Casjens,

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Matthew A. Mulvey

* E-mail: mulvey@path.utah.edu

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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A Phyletically Rare Gene Promotes the Niche-specific Fitness of an E. coli Pathogen during Bacteremia

Travis J. Wiles,
J. Paul Norton,
Sara N. Smith,
Adam J. Lewis,
Harry L. T. Mobley,
Sherwood R. Casjens,
Matthew A. Mulvey

Published: February 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003175

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