title: Diversity of pilus subunits of Escherichia coli isolated from avian species.
abstract: Pili from 69 avian isolates of Escherichia coli from six diagnostic laboratories in the United States were characterized. Three new pilus types were identified in addition to the three types previously described. A majority of the E. coli isolates (53.6%) examined expressed the classical type 1 pili.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suwanichkul
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Panigrahy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins