title: Analysis of P fimbriae on Escherichia coli O2, O4, and O6 strains by immunoprecipitation.
abstract: P fimbriae on Escherichia coli O2, O4, and O6 strains were analyzed by immunoprecipitation. Fimbrial extracts were prepared from a total of 35 strains and tested for precipitation with four anti-P-fimbria sera. The overall fimbrial composition of the strains was related to the O:K:H serotype, and two to three P fimbrial variants per strain were found on most of the O4 and some of the O6 strains. The O2 strains, in contrast, showed only one antigenic variant of P fimbriae per strain, which was serologically unrelated to those of the O4 and O6 strains. The results stress the multiplicity and serological complexity of E. coli P fimbriae.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pere
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Väisänen-Rhen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rhen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tenhunen
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Korhonen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera