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Characterization of pili associated with Escherichia coli O18ac.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 29 ·No. 2 ·1980-08-00 ·Pages 685-91

Wevers P, Picken R, Schmidt G, Jann B, Jann K, Golecki JR, Kist M

Abstract

A strain of Escherichia coli O18ac isolated from the stool sample of a patient with diarrhea was found to agglutinate human erythrocytes. From the results presented it is suggested that this hemagglutination is mediated by pili. Isolated pilus preparations agglutinated human erythrocytes, whereas pilus-negative mutants did not. The serological and chemical analyses indicate that the pili associated with E. coli O18ac are distinct from other types found with E. coli.

MeSH Terms
Agglutination Tests Amino Acids/analysis Diarrhea/microbiology Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Erythrocytes/immunology Escherichia coli/genetics,isolation & purification,ultrastructure Fimbriae, Bacterial/analysis,ultrastructure Humans Microscopy, Electron Molecular Weight
Chemicals
Amino Acids
Authors & Affiliations
7 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wevers P
Picken R
Schmidt G
Jann B
Jann K
Golecki J R
Kist M
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Article Info
Journal
Infection and immunity
Abbr.
Infect Immun
ISSN
0019-9567
DOI
10.1128/iai.29.2.685-691.1980
Published
1980-08-00
Pages
685-91
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0246127
PMCID
PMC551181
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/iai.29.2.685-691.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details
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