Article
Clonal differentiation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates of serotype O6:K5 by fimbrial antigen typing and DNA long-range mapping techniques.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Mar 1993
Zingler G, Blum G, Falkenhagen U, Orskov I, Orskov F, Hacker J, Ott M
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli isolates of serotype O6:K5 are the most common causative agents of cystitis and pyelonephritis in adults. To answer the question, as to whether strains of this particular serotype represent one special clonal group, out of a collection of 34 serotype O6:K5 isolates [Zingler et al...
Topics
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Blood Bactericidal Activity
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Fimbriae Proteins