Diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) strains of fecal origin rarely express F1845 adhesin

Authors
Campos, LC Vieira, MAM Trabulsi, LR da Silva, LA Monteiro-Neto, V Gomes, TAT
Citation
Lc. Campos et al., Diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) strains of fecal origin rarely express F1845 adhesin, MICROB IMMU, 43(2), 1999, pp. 167-170
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
03855600 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
167 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5600(1999)43:2<167:DAEC(S>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A total of 398 diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) strains of fecal origin were analyzed for the presence of sequences homologous to the struct ural subunit gene (daaE) of the F1845 fimbria, For that purpose, a DNA frag ment homologous to daaE, obtained by PCR, was used as a probe in colony hyb ridization assays. Only two strains carried daaE and expressed F1845, sugge sting that this fimbria is rare among DAEC strains.