Diarrhea-associated biofilm formed by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and aggregative Citrobacter freundii: A consortium mediated by putative F pili

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pereira, Alex L ^a   Silva, Thiago N ^a   Gomes, Ana Cmm ^b   Arajo, Ana Cg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC; ADHESIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; F PILIN, E COLI; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; GLASS;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHILD; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELA CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GLASS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; QUORUM SENSING; ZINC;

EID: 77649280647     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-57     Document Type: Article

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