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Identification of a Cluster of Strains Bearing a New Adhesin among Genetically Diverse Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates of Serogroup O20

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: About one-third of the enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates lack any of the known colonization factors. Among this group, those of serogroup O20 are the most frequently isolated in Argentina. By combining analysis of adhesion to Caco-2 cells, random amplified polymorphic DNA, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis techniques, we were able to identify three sets of closely related strains with different binding properties. Further analysis of the most prevalent group revealed that all these isolates expressed the recently described adhesin CS22.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.2.782-786.2001

Authors: Mariana Pichel, Norma Binsztein, Gabriel Gutkind, Gloria Viboud

Institutions: Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Language: English

Topic: Escherichia coli research studies

Subfield: Endocrinology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2075768093

FWCI: 0.2

Cites: 18

Cited by: 7

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