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The researchers say that their study elucidates the mechanics of assembly of the fimbriae helical fibers as they exit the bacterium through a pore on the bacterial surface.
The bacteria use their fimbriae to attach themselves to the bladder so that they can multiply and cause an infection.
Identification of a novel fimbrial gene cluster related to long polar fimbriae in locus of enterocyte effacement-negative strains of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
 
 
 
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