Open AccessPrevalence and Associations of tcpC , a Gene Encoding a Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor Domain-Containing Protein, among Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection, Skin and Soft Tissue Infection, and Commensal Isolates
Author(s) -
Marjanca Starčič Erjavec,
Blaž Jesenko,
Živa Petkovšek,
Darja ŽgurBertok
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01227-09
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , biology , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , urinary system , gene , toll like receptor , receptor , immunology , innate immune system , immune system , genetics , endocrinology
TcpC, a new Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing protein of uropathogenic Escherichia coli involved in the suppression of innate immunity, was found in 2008. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of tcpC and its association with virulence factors and phylogenetic groups among strains from a collection of 212 E. coli isolates from urinary tract and skin and soft tissue infections and 90 commensal E. coli strains.
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