J. L. Puente

Contrasting regulation of the ecp common pilus operon in Citrobacter rodentium: essential roles of a distal element and IHF even in the absence of H-NS

A regulatory architecture distinct from E. coli ecp is defined; the ecpR ortholog is dispensable under the conditions tested, and the nucleoid-associated proteins IHF and H-NS bind the regulatory region; IHF is strictly required for activation even when H-NS is absent.