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Adherence of Fimbriate and Non‐Fimbriate Strains of Yersinia enterocolitica to Human Epithelial Cells
Author(s) -
Old David C.,
Robertson Janet
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1981.tb00105.x
Subject(s) - yersinia enterocolitica , biology , fimbria , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , in vitro , enterobacteriaceae , yersinia , epithelium , escherichia coli , gene , genetics
Strains of Yersinia enterocolitica from different O serogroups were tested for their ability to adhere to cultured epithelial cells (H. Ep 2) after growth of bacteria in broth at 22 C or 37 C. Strains that adhered to H. Ep 2 cells generally did so better after growth at 22 C than at 37 C. The data indicate that the ability to produce either of the mannose‐resistant (MR) hemagglutinins, MR/Y or Kl, each associated with fimbriae, does not correlate with ability to adhere to epithelial cells in this particular in vitro model.