Article
The importance of P and type 1 fimbriae for the persistence of Escherichia coli in the human gut.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 1992
Tullus K, Kühn I, Orskov I, Orskov F, Möllby R
Abstract excerpt
The faecal Escherichia coli flora was studied in 89 infants. Each infant was followed with a mean of 12 faecal samples (range 5-21) between 0 and 18 months of age. All isolates were assayed for P fimbriae and biochemically phenotyped and the persistence of each strain (phenotype) in the infant's gut was determined. In a subset of strains the occurrence of type 1 fimbriae and adherence to HeLa cells was studied....
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Intestines
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Immunologic
- Serotyping