Occurrence of genes for P and S fimbriae and hemolysin in urinary Escherichia coli.
Escherichia coli is the common causative agent of urinary tract infections. Sixty-one strains of E. coli isolated from children with urinary tract infections were tested by colony hybridization for the presence of genes determining P and S fimbriae and hemolysin. Of these strains, 46 possess a gene for hemolysin, 44 for P fimbriae and 28 for S fimbriae. Only 30 strains formed lytic zones around the colonies on plates with sheep erythrocytes. The results indicated that simultaneous occurrence of genes in urinary E. coli was highest for P fimbriae and hemolysin and lower for other combinations of the tested genes.
Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D015342:DNA Probes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015342:DNA Probes; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C036507:Hlya protein, E coli