Prevalence of known P-fimbrial G alleles in Escherichia coli and identification of a new adhesin class.

ABSTRACT: Screening a large Escherichia coli collection for P-fimbrial adhesin classes identified 20 unclassifiable strains. Cloning and sequencing of papG from an unclassifiable strain identified another G allele. The novel adhesin gene has 65% identity to the class I adhesin gene, 44% identity to the class II adhesin gene, and 43% identity to the class III adhesin gene.

SUBMITTER: Manning SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC96115 | biostudies-literature | 2001 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature