Development of resistance with host age to adhesion of K99+ Escherichia coli to isolated intestinal epithelial cells.
When isolated intestinal epithelial cells from neonatal and older pigs, calves, and mice were tested for adhesion by K99+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, cells from older animals were resistant to adhesion.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology*; D002417:Cattle; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D013552:Swine