Article
Solid-phase binding of clinical isolates of Escherichia coli expressing different piliation phenotypes. Effect of glycosaminoglycans.
Urological research - 1 Jan 1995
Busolo F, Francescon L, Aragona F, Pagano F
Abstract excerpt
Pili (or fimbriae) are frequently present on most Escherichia coli strains and they mediate binding to specific receptors. In the present work we used type 1 and P-fimbriated E. coli strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infections to study the antiadhesive effect of some synthetic commercial glucosaminoglycans (GAGs). Quantitative determinations of tritiated bacteria associated with specific...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Escherichia coli
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Glycosaminoglycans
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Urinary Tract Infections
