Article
Virulence patterns and long-range genetic mapping of extraintestinal Escherichia coli K1, K5, and K100 isolates: use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1991
Ott M, Bender L, Blum G, Schmittroth M, Achtman M, Tschäpe H, Hacker J
Abstract excerpt
A total of 127 extraintestinal Escherichia coli strains of the capsule serotypes K1, K5, and K100 from human and animal sources were analyzed for DNA sequences specific for the genes for various adhesins (P fimbriae [pap] and P-related sequences [prs], S fimbriae [sfa]/F1C fimbriae [foc], and type I fimbriae [fim]), aerobactin (aer), and hemolysin (hly). The expression of corresponding virulence factors was also...
Topics
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Animals
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Blotting, Southern
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Probes
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Escherichia coli
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
