Role of capsular colanic acid in adhesion of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4474-4481

  Hanna, Andrea ^a,c   Berg, Michael ^b   Stout, Valerie ^b   Razatos, Anneta ^a,b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILMS; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

UROLOGIC DISEASES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACID; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; COLANIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MUTANT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYSACCHARIDES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041528389     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4474-4481.2003     Document Type: Article

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