Analysis of the variability of S fimbriae expression in an Escherichia coli pathogen.
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- The uropathogenic Escherichia coli wiJd..:type strain 536 produces S-fimbriae, P-related fimbriae and type I fimbriae. Using immuno-colony dot and ELISA techniques, variants were detected showing an increased degree of S-fimbrial production. It was demonstrated by itrtmunofluorescence microscopy that in noimal (wild-type) and hyperS- fimbriated E. coli populaiions non-fimbriated cells also · exist, and that the percentage of Sfinibrlated and non-fimbriated bacteria was roughly identica1 in either population. Hyper-Sfimbriated variants could beThe uropathogenic Escherichia coli wiJd..:type strain 536 produces S-fimbriae, P-related fimbriae and type I fimbriae. Using immuno-colony dot and ELISA techniques, variants were detected showing an increased degree of S-fimbrial production. It was demonstrated by itrtmunofluorescence microscopy that in noimal (wild-type) and hyperS- fimbriated E. coli populaiions non-fimbriated cells also · exist, and that the percentage of Sfinibrlated and non-fimbriated bacteria was roughly identica1 in either population. Hyper-Sfimbriated variants could be stably maintained. The transition from wild-type to hyper-S-fimbriation, which occurs spontaneously, is markedly higher than vice versa. Southern blot analysis of the S fimbrial adhesin (sfa) determinants of normal and hyper-fimbriated strains revealed no marked difference in the gene structure.…
Autor(en): | M. Ott, Jörg Hacker |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59695 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1991 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | In: FEMS Microbiology Letters (1991) 79, 233-238. |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Normierte Schlagworte (GND): | Infektionsbiologie |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | Escherichia coli; Expression; S-fimbria; Variability |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 29.11.2011 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |