Characterization of the binding specificity of K88ac and K88ad fimbriae of enterotoxigenic escherichia coli by constructing K88ac/K88ad chimeric FaeG major subunits

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 699-706

  Zhang, Weiping ^a   Fang, Ying ^a   Francis, David H ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FAEG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADHESIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FAEG PROTEIN, E COLI; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; K88 ANTIGEN, E COLI; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BRUSH BORDER; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAEG GENE; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; INTESTINE CELL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SWINE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MICROVILLI; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SWINE;

EID: 60549107686     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01165-08     Document Type: Article

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