A Novel Two-Component Signaling System Facilitates Uropathogenic Escherichia coli's Ability to Exploit Abundant Host Metabolites

Wentong Cai; Yvonne Wannemuehler; Giuseppe Dell'Anna; Bryon Nicholson; Nicolle L. Barbieri; Subhashinie Kariyawasam; Yaping Feng; Catherine M. Logue; Lisa K. Nolan; Ganwu Li

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003428

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A Novel Two-Component Signaling System Facilitates Uropathogenic Escherichia coli's Ability to Exploit Abundant Host Metabolites

Wentong Cai,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Yvonne Wannemuehler,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Giuseppe Dell'Anna,

Affiliation Laboratory Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Bryon Nicholson,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Nicolle L. Barbieri,

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America, Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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Subhashinie Kariyawasam,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Yaping Feng,

Affiliation Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Catherine M. Logue,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Lisa K. Nolan,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Ganwu Li

* E-mail: liganwu@iastate.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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A Novel Two-Component Signaling System Facilitates Uropathogenic Escherichia coli's Ability to Exploit Abundant Host Metabolites

Wentong Cai,
Yvonne Wannemuehler,
Giuseppe Dell'Anna,
Bryon Nicholson,
Nicolle L. Barbieri,
Subhashinie Kariyawasam,
Yaping Feng,
Catherine M. Logue,
Lisa K. Nolan,
Ganwu Li

Published: June 27, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003428

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