The capsule supports survival but not traversal of Escherichia coli K1 across the blood-brain barrier.

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Published in Infect Immun on July 01, 1999

Authors

J A Hoffman1, C Wass, M F Stins, K S Kim

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1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.

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