Mannose-resistant and eluting haemagglutinins and fimbriae in Escherichia coli.
Twenty-three strains of Escherichia coli with mannose-resistant and eluting (MRE) haemagglutinins with eight different patterns of substrate specificity were examined by a variety of electronmicroscope methods. In 12 strains, the presence of MRE haemagglutinins with broad-spectrum patterns 1, 3 and 4 was correlated with that of fimbriae. In 11 strains with MRE haemagglutinins with the less common patterns 6, 7 var., 8, 9 and 10, fimbriae were not found on bacteria in MRE+ cultures, indicating that the latter haemagglutinins are non-fimbrial.
D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000032:analysis*; D008358:Mannose / Q000494:pharmacology
D006388:Hemagglutinins; D008358:Mannose