Peptidoglycan endopeptidase MepM of uropathogenic Escherichia coli contributes to competitive fitness during urinary tract infections - Huang, Wen-Chun; Dwija, Ida Bagus Nyoman Putra; Hashimoto, Masayuki; Wu, Jiunn-Jong; Wang, Ming-Cheng; Kao, Cheng-Yen; Lin, Wei-Hung; Wang, Shuying; Teng, Ching-Hao (BMC microbiology, 2024)
Keywords: Animals; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial infections; Bladder; Care and treatment; Diagnosis; Disease Models, Animal; E coli; Endopeptidases; Endopeptidases - genetics; Endopeptidases - metabolism; Enzymes; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins - metabolism; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Immune system; Investigations; Macrophages; Macrophages - immunology; Macrophages - microbiology; MepM; MepS; Mice; Morphology; Motility; Pathogenesis; Pathogens; Peptides; Peptidoglycan - metabolism; Peptidoglycan endopeptidase; Peptidoglycans; Phagocytosis; Public health; Spr; Urinary tract; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary tract infections; Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology; Urine; Urogenital system; Uropathogenic E. Coli; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli - drug effects; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli - enzymology; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli - genetics; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli - pathogenicity; Virulence; YebA; Taiwan; MepM; Urinary tract infection; Uropathogenic E. Coli; YebA; Spr; Pathogenesis; Peptidoglycan endopeptidase; UTI; UPEC; MepS