Type IV Longus Pilus of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli : Occurrence and Association with Toxin Types and Colonization Factors among Strains Isolated in Argentina | Zendy

Mariana Pichel | Zendy; Norma Binsztein | Zendy; Firdausi Qadri | Zendy; Jorge A. Girón | Zendy

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Type IV Longus Pilus of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli : Occurrence and Association with Toxin Types and Colonization Factors among Strains Isolated in Argentina

Author(s) -

Mariana Pichel,

Norma Binsztein,

Firdausi Qadri,

Jorge A. Girón

Publication year - 2002

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.40.2.694-697.2002

Subject(s) - pilus , colonization , enterotoxigenic escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , toxin , escherichia coli , enterotoxin , gene , genetics

The longus type IV pilus structural gene (lngA) was sought among 217 clinical enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains isolated in Argentina. lngA was present in 20.7% of the isolates and was highly associated with ETEC producing heat-stable toxin and the most common colonization factors. The prevalence of longus among ETEC strains in Argentina was comparable to that of colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I), CFA/II, and CFA/IV in other regions of the world.

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