Correlation between In Vivo Biofilm Formation and Virulence Gene Expression in Escherichia coli O104:H4

Rim Al Safadi; Galeb S. Abu-Ali; Rudolph E. Sloup; James T. Rudrik; Christopher M. Waters; Kathryn A. Eaton; Shannon D. Manning

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041628

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Correlation between In Vivo Biofilm Formation and Virulence Gene Expression in Escherichia coli O104:H4

Rim Al Safadi,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Galeb S. Abu-Ali,

Affiliation Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, United States of America
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Rudolph E. Sloup,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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James T. Rudrik,

Affiliation Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Christopher M. Waters,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Kathryn A. Eaton,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Shannon D. Manning

* E-mail: mannin71@msu.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Correlation between In Vivo Biofilm Formation and Virulence Gene Expression in Escherichia coli O104:H4

Rim Al Safadi,
Galeb S. Abu-Ali,
Rudolph E. Sloup,
James T. Rudrik,
Christopher M. Waters,
Kathryn A. Eaton,
Shannon D. Manning

Published: July 25, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041628

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