Article
Prevalence of colonization factor antigens (CFAs) and adherence to HeLa cells in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from feces of children in São Paulo.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1994
Guth B E, Aguiar E G, Griffin P M, Ramos S R, Gomes T A
Abstract excerpt
Fifty-eight enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains, isolated from children with and without diarrhea in São Paulo, were examined for the presence of colonization factor antigens (CFAs) and their ability to adhere to HeLa cells. Antisera to CFA/I, the coli surface (CS) antigens CS1CS3, CS2CS3, and CS2 of CFA/II, CFA/III, and CS5CS6 and CS6 of CFA/IV were used. CFAs were identified in 43% of the ETEC...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Brazil
- Child, Preschool
- Diarrhea
- Enterotoxins
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Fimbriae Proteins