[Characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pili and an elucidation of their relation to the virulence of the bacteria].
The electron microscopic study of 175 P. aeruginosa museum and newly isolated strains has been made and their virulence has been determined. In 32% of these strains the presence of pili has been established. However, among the museum strains those with pili have been found to constitute only 19.5%, while among newly isolated strains pili have been detected in 39.7% of cases (the difference is statistically significant at p less than 0.01). No correlation between the formation of pili and the virulence of P. aeruginosa has been established.
Ivanova
T V
TV
Bandman
O A
OA
Salov
V F
VF
Sakaian
N N
NN
Smolianskaia
A Z
AZ
D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D019081:O Antigens; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014774:Virulence
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019081:O Antigens
Kharakteristika pileĭ Pseudomonas aeruginosa i vyiasnenie ikh sviazi s virulentnost'iu bakteriĭ.