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A uropathogenicity island contributes to the pathogenicity of Escherichia coli strains that cause neonatal meningitis.


ABSTRACT: We report that the archetypal Escherichia coli strain C5 causing neonatal meningitis harbors a pathogenicity island (PAI) designated PAI I(C5) that is similar to the PAI II(J96) of uropathogenic E. coli J96 inserted in the leuX-tRNA gene. PAI-negative C5 mutants had a lower capacity than C5 to induce high-level bacteremia in a neonatal rat model. However, no change in their resistance to the bactericidal effect of serum and their capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier was observed.

SUBMITTER: Houdouin V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC128312 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A uropathogenicity island contributes to the pathogenicity of Escherichia coli strains that cause neonatal meningitis.

Houdouin Véronique V   Bonacorsi Stéphane S   Brahimi Naima N   Clermont Olivier O   Nassif Xavier X   Bingen Edouard E  

Infection and immunity 20021001 10


We report that the archetypal Escherichia coli strain C5 causing neonatal meningitis harbors a pathogenicity island (PAI) designated PAI I(C5) that is similar to the PAI II(J96) of uropathogenic E. coli J96 inserted in the leuX-tRNA gene. PAI-negative C5 mutants had a lower capacity than C5 to induce high-level bacteremia in a neonatal rat model. However, no change in their resistance to the bactericidal effect of serum and their capacity to cross the blood-brain barrier was observed. ...[more]

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