Journal article
A295 FUCOSE AVAILABILITY AND ITS UTILIZATION IMPACT IN VIVO ENTERIC PATHOGEN VIRULENCE.
Abstract
Attaching and effacing (A/E) pathogens such as Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) are important causes of diarrheal disease worldwide. Interestingly, little is known about how these bacteria obtain key nutrients, and whether these nutrients modulate pathogen colonization and gut infection. For example, fucose is an important sugar and bacterial food source cleaved from host glycans found on the intestinal mucosal surface via the actions of …
Authors
Allaire JM; Bhullar K; Crowley SM; Stahl M; Yang H; Verdu E; YU H; Vallance B
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 1, No. suppl_1, pp. 511–512
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2018
DOI
10.1093/jcag/gwy008.296
ISSN
2515-2084