title: Predominance of the ac variant in K88-positive Escherichia coli isolates from swine.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies to K88ac and K88ab were used in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays on Escherichia coli cultures known to produce K88 pili. A total of 415 K88-positive E. coli isolates from nine states were all found to be the K88ac variant. The cultures tested were isolated during the years 1976 to 1985.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Diagnosis, Veterinary Medical Center, Manhattan, Kansas.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Westerman
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Fortner
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000940:Antigenic Variation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C026888:K88 antigen, E coli; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins