title: Strains of Escherichia coli associated with urogenital disease in dogs and cats.
abstract: Selected strains of Escherichia coli associated with urogenital disease in dogs and cats were evaluated for 3 virulence factors associated with human uropathogenic strains. Urogenital strains of E coli from dogs and cats had high prevalence of alpha hemolysin and were clustered in 5 to 10 somatic serogroups, attributes also shared by human uropathogenic strains. However, the canine and feline urogenital strains failed to have increased prevalence of mannose-resistant hemagglutination, as has been reported for human uropathogenic strains.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D006460:Hemolysin Proteins