Study of Escherichia coli O114 associated with a hospital outbreak.
Escherichia coli O114 strains isolated from infants in the course of a hospital outbreak of enteritis were identical with type strain 26W in antigenic structure (O114:K90a, 90b), and in immunoelectrophoretic pattern (ORSKOV's group 1Bb) but differed from it in fermenting salicin late (18-22 days) and in phage pattern (group A4); the strains produced colicin and were lysogenic. Pathogenicity of the organism was proved by IgM type antibodies in a patient's serum rising in a titre of 1:128 and by its enterotoxin-producing capacity shown by the rabbit ileal loop assay.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003087:Colicins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008242:Lysogeny
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003087:Colicins