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Localization and function of FanH and FanG, minor components of K99 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Nov 1991
Simons L H, Willemsen P T, Bakker D, de Graaf F K, Oudega B
Abstract excerpt
Specific antisera against FanG and against FanH were prepared by immunization with hybrid Cro-LacZ-FanG and Cro-LacZ-FanH proteins, respectively. Immunoblotting with these antisera revealed the presence of FanG and FanH as minor components in purified K99 fimbriae. Mutations were constructed in fanG and fanH and cells defective in FanG or FanH were characterized by ELISA, immunoblotting, adhesion assays and...
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