Adherence of fimbriate and non-fimbriate strains of Yersinia enterocolitica to human epithelial cells.
Strains of Yersinia enterocolitica from different O serogroups were tested for their ability to adhere to cultured epithelial cells (H.Ep 2) after growth of bacteria in broth at 22 C or 37 C. Strains that adhered to H.Ep 2 cells generally did so better after growth at 22 C than at 37 C. The data indicate that the ability to produce either of the mannose-resistant (MR) hemagglutinins, MR/Y or K1, each associated with fimbriae, does not correlate with ability to adhere to epithelial cells in this particular in vitro model.
D000268:Adhesiveness; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002460:Cell Line; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D006801:Humans; D013696:Temperature; D015007:Yersinia / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D006388:Hemagglutinins