THE LOM GENE OF BACTERIOPHAGE-LAMBDA IS INVOLVED IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12 ADHESION TO HUMAN BUCCAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS

Authors
PACHECO SV GONZALEZ OG CONTRERAS GLP
Citation
Sv. Pacheco et al., THE LOM GENE OF BACTERIOPHAGE-LAMBDA IS INVOLVED IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12 ADHESION TO HUMAN BUCCAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS, FEMS microbiology letters, 156(1), 1997, pp. 129-132
Citations number
21
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
156
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
129 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1997)156:1<129:TLGOBI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The role of the lom gene of bacteriophage lambda in adhesion of Escher ichia coli to human buccal epithelial cells (HBC) was studied testing the adherence of lambda lom(+) and lambda lom::TnphoA E. coli lysogens . lambda lom(+) prophage increased 50% E. coli adhesion. This effect w as not observed with lambda lom::TnphoA. These results suggest that th e normal Lom protein participates directly in adhesion or regulates th e synthesis of other protein(s), which may be involved in adhesion.