Curli temper adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to squamous epithelial cells from the bovine recto-anal junction in a strain-dependent manner

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Kudva, Indira T ^a   Carter, Michelle Q ^b   Sharma, Vijay K ^a   Stasko, Judith A ^a   Giron, Jorge A ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Bovine; Curli; Fimbriae; HEp 2; O157; Recto anal junction; RSE; STEC

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS;

ADHERENCE; BOVINE; CURLI; FIMBRIAE; HEP-2; O157; RECTO-ANAL JUNCTIONS; STEC;

CELLS;

ADHESION; ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; INHIBITION; MUTATION; PROTEIN;

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRL PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BOVINE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HELA CELLS; HOST SPECIFICITY; HUMANS; RECTUM;

EID: 85009957592     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02594-16     Document Type: Article

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