Article
Coordinate expression of fimbriae in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 2005
Snyder Jennifer A, Haugen Brian J, Lockatell C Virginia, Maroncle Nathalie, Hagan Erin C, Johnson David E, Welch Rodney A, Mobley Harry L T
Abstract excerpt
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is the most common etiological agent of urinary tract infections. Bacteria can often express multiple adhesins during infection in order to favor attachment to specific niches within the urinary tract. We have recently demonstrated that type 1 fimbria, a phase-variable virulence factor involved in adherence, was the most highly expressed adhesin during urinary tract infection. Here,...
Topics
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Female
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mutation