Search results for: FIMBRIAL ADHESINS

• Identification of antigen Ag43 in uropathogenic Escherichia coli Dr+ strains and defining its role in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections

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  • B. Zalewska-Piątek
  • R. Piątek
  • M. Olszewski
  • J. Kur

  - MICROBIOLOGY-SGM - Year 2015

  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are among the most common bacterial infectious diseases in the developed world. The urovirulence of UPEC is mainly associated with the surface-exposed fimbrial adhesins and adhesins of the autotransporter (AT) family. The best studied of theses proteins is antigen 43 (Ag43) mediating cell aggregation, adhesion and biofilm development as the causes of...

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