The Escherichia coli O157:H7 EhaB autotransporter protein binds to laminin and collagen i and induces a serum IgA response in O157:H7 challenged cattle

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1803-1814

  Wells, Timothy J ^a   McNeilly, Tom N ^b   Totsika, Makrina ^a   Mahajan, Arvind ^c   Gally, David L ^d   Schembri, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CARRIER PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LAMININ;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL LINE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LAMININ; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 67649957791     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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