ST:LT:CFA/II plasmids in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli belonging to serogroups O6, O8, O80, O85, and O139.
Colonization factor antigen II-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli serotypes possessed at least one large plasmid. Loss of colonization factor antigen II correlated with either complete or partial loss of the large plasmid. Complete loss of the plasmid always correlated with complete loss of enterotoxin production. Three of five deletion events also correlated with the loss of toxin production.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010957:Plasmids; D012703:Serotyping
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C022924:colonization factor antigens; C034151:heat stable toxin (E coli); D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; C027538:heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli