title: Surface properties of Escherichia coli strains responsible for urinary infections.
abstract: Many studies shown that the capacity of the bacteria to adhere to the host cells is a fundamental requisite to the onset of any colonization process and hence infection. Our results shown that E. coli strains from patients with recurring urinary tract infections showed a high degree of surface hydrophobicity, correlated with the presence of numerous fimbriae with respect to a control group.
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005915:Globosides / Q000378:metabolism; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D008358:Mannose / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013499:Surface Properties; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D005915:Globosides; C022924:colonization factor antigens; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D008358:Mannose