P fimbriae enhance the early establishment of Escherichia coli in the human urinary tract

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 456-464

  Wullt, Björn ^a,b,c   Bergsten, Göran ^a   Connell, Hugh ^a   Röllano, Piotr ^a   Gebretsadik, Negash ^a   Hull, Richard ^c   Svanborg, Catharina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIURIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMIDS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0033678647     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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