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papG alleles of Escherichia coli strains causing first-episode or recurrent acute cystitis in adult women.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1998
Johnson J R, Russo T A, Brown J J, Stapleton A
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of the three alleles of the P adhesin gene papG (classes I-III) was assessed among 74 Escherichia coli urine isolates from women with first-episode or recurrent cystitis, and papG genotype was compared with clinical origin, O serogroup, agglutination of Gal(alpha1-4)Gal-coated latex beads and human or sheep erythrocytes, and hemolysin production. The class-III-only papG genotype (27% of strains)...
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