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. 1996 Dec;64(12):5390–5394. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5390-5394.1996

Influence of cloned tRNA genes from a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain on adherence to primary human renal tubular epithelial cells and nephropathogenicity in rats.

M Susa 1, B Kreft 1, G Wasenauer 1, A Ritter 1, J Hacker 1, R Marre 1
PMCID: PMC174534  PMID: 8945592

Abstract

The uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536 (O6:K15:H31) possesses pathogenicity islands which are incorporated into two tRNA genes, the selC and the leuX gene. The leuX gene influences the expression of different putative virulence factors. We demonstrate an effect of the leuX-specific tRNA on adherence and uropathogenicity.

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