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Escherichia Coli
Study findings on Escherichia coli are outlined in reports from Osaka University, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
March 17th, 2009
A report, 'Secreted indole serves as a signal for expression of type III secretion system translocators in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7,' is newly published data in Microbiology. According to recent research published in the journal Microbiology, "Indole is produced by tryptophanase during growth of enteric bacteria and accumulates in the culture medium. The physiological role of indole production is poorly understood." "We discovered that enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 with a tnaA deletion has decreased secretion of EspA and EspB via the type III secretion system and as a result there is reduced formation of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-17)
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