Chromosomal map position of genes encoding P adhesins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Escherichia coli isolates from upper urinary tract infections frequently express adherence to human uroepithelium and D-mannose-resistant hemagglutination of human erythrocytes. Such adherence is usually associated with P pili encoded by the pap operon(s). In this paper, we report approximate chromosomal map positions for two copies of the pap operon. Only one copy expressed an adhesin capable of D-mannose-resistant hemagglutination, although both expressed P-related antigen.
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D018830:Adhesins, Escherichia coli; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009876:Operon; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
D018830:Adhesins, Escherichia coli; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins