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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli secretes plasmid encoded toxin.

Rita C Ruiz, Keyde C M Melo, Sarita S Rossato, Camila M Barbosa, Lívia M Corrêa, Waldir P Elias, Roxane M F Piazza

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rita C RuizLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Keyde C M MeloLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Sarita S RossatoLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Camila M BarbosaLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Lívia M CorrêaLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Waldir P EliasLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Roxane M F PiazzaLaboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Instituto Butantan · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmid encoded toxin (Pet) is a serine protease originally described in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) prototype strain 042 whose entire characterization was essentially obtained from studies performed with the purified toxin. Here we show that Pet is not exclusive to EAEC. Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) strains, isolated from diarrhea cases, express Pet and its detection in supernatants of infected HEp-2 cells coincides with the appearance of cell damage, which, in turn, were similar to those described with purified Pet. Pet secretion and the cytotoxic effects are time and culture medium dependent. In presence of DMEM supplemented with tryptone cell rounding and detachment were observed after just 5 h of incubation with the bacteria. In the absence of tryptone, the cytotoxic effects were detected only after 24 h of infection. We also show that, in addition to the prototype EAEC, other pet+ EAEC strains, also isolated from diarrhea cases, induce cellular damage in the same degree as the aEPEC. The cytotoxic effects of EAEC and aEPEC strains were significantly reduced in the presence of a serine protease inhibitor or anti-Pet IgG serum. Our results show a common aspect between the aEPEC and EAEC and provide the first evidence pointing to a role of Pet in aEPEC pathogenesis.

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Bacterial ToxinsCulture MediaDiarrheaEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliHumansPlasmidsBacterial ToxinsCulture Media

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PMID24949475
PMCPMC4037613
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