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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
DISEASE(S): normal
SUBMITTER: Ozan Gundogdu
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2406 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Zelmer Andrea A Martin Melissa J MJ Gundogdu Ozan O Birchenough George G Lever Rebecca R Wren Brendan W BW Luzio J Paul JP Taylor Peter W PW
Microbiology (Reading, England) 20100415 Pt 7
Many neurotropic strains of Escherichia coli cause potentially lethal bacteraemia and meningitis in newborn infants by virtue of their capacity to elaborate the protective polysialic acid (polySia) K1 capsule. Recombinant capsule depolymerase, endosialidase E (endoE), selectively removes polySia from the bacterial surface; when administered intraperitoneally to infected neonatal rats, the enzyme interrupts the transit of E. coli K1 from gut to brain via the blood circulation and prevents death f ...[more]