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A comparison of the surface hydrophobicity of enterotoxigenicEscherichia coliof human origin producing different adhesion factors

Authors :
P. Mullany
B. Rowe
Moyra M. McConnell
Source :
FEMS Microbiology Letters. 42:59-62
Publication Year :
1987
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 1987.

Abstract

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) with colonisation factor antigens I and II (CFA/I and CFA/II) and PCF8775 were examined in the ‘salting-out’ test to assess the hydrophobicity of the individual adhesion antigens. The fimbrial antigens CFA/I and the coli surface antigens CS1, 2, 4 and 5 were all strongly hydrophobic. The fibrillar fimbrial antigen CS3 was weakly hydrophobic; this antigen is apparently non-fimbrial.

Details

ISSN :
15746968 and 03781097
Volume :
42
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
FEMS Microbiology Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2e471bd4f8dc4db1766efdb321bc6c8c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02299.x