Possible role of L-form switching in recurrent urinary tract infection
oleh: Katarzyna M. Mickiewicz, Yoshikazu Kawai, Lauren Drage, Margarida C. Gomes, Frances Davison, Robert Pickard, Judith Hall, Serge Mostowy, Phillip D. Aldridge, Jeff Errington
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
The reservoir for recurrent urinary tract infection in humans is unclear. Here, Mickiewicz et al. detect cell-wall deficient (L-form) E. coli in fresh urine from patients, and show that the isolated bacteria readily switch between walled and L-form states.