Is there a reporter for FimH type 1 activity in E. coli?

José Luis Brioso Jiménez @Jose_Luis_Brioso_Jimenez

03 March 2018 0 10K Report

Hello I want to address the activity of FimH type 1 in E. coli under different conditions. Does anybody knows of a transgenic strains, or a plasmid that carry such reporter gene?

Best regards.

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