title: Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana adherence to and entry into cultured human epithelial cells.
abstract: Bartonella henselae expresses pili phenotypically similar to type 4 pili. B. henselae pilus expression undergoes phase variation with multiple passages. Low-passage-number, piliated B. henselae adhered to and invaded HEp-2 cells to a greater extent than did multiply passaged B. henselae with reduced pilus expression. Pili may be a pathogenic determinant for Bartonella species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Batterman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Loutit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Falkow
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans