Open AccessEnteroaggregative strains of Escherichia coli belonging to serotypes 0126:H27 and 044:H18 express antigenically similar 18 kDa outer membrane‐associated proteins
Author(s) -
Chart Henrik,
Smith Henry R.,
Rowe Bernard
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07804.x
Subject(s) - enteroaggregative escherichia coli , bacterial outer membrane , serotype , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , plasmid , biology , enterobacteriaceae , chemistry , virology , gene , genetics
Outer membrane‐associated proteins of 18 kDa were expressed by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) belonging to serotypes 0126:H27 and O44:H18, which hybridized with a probe derived from a plasmid necessary for enteroaggregative adhesion. The 18 kDa proteins expressed by strains of E. coli , belonging to these serotypes, were surface exposed and antigenically similar but not structurally identical.