title: Enteroaggregative strains of Escherichia coli belonging to serotypes O126:H27 and O44:H18 express antigenically similar 18 kDa outer membrane-associated proteins.
abstract: Outer membrane-associated proteins of 18 kDa were expressed by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) belonging to serotypes O126:H27 and O44:H18, which hybridized with a probe derived from a plasmid necessary for enteroaggregative adhesion. The 18 kDa proteins expressed by strains of E. coli, belonging to these serotypes, were surface exposed and antigenically similar but not structurally identical.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chart
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins