title: The lom gene of bacteriophage lambda is involved in Escherichia coli K12 adhesion to human buccal epithelial cells.
abstract: The role of the lom gene of bacteriophage lambda in adhesion of Escherichia coli to human buccal epithelial cells (HBC) was studied testing the adherence of lamda lom+ and lambda lom::TnphoA E. coli lysogens. lambda lom+ prophage increased 50% E. coli adhesion. This effect was not observed with lambda lom::TnphoA. These results suggest that the normal Lom protein participates directly in adhesion or regulates the synthesis of other protein(s), which may be involved in adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Genética, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Profesionales Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Edo., Mexico.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vica Pacheco
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: García González
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Paniagua Contreras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics*; D002610:Cheek / Q000382:microbiology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000821:virology; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C065502:lambdap26 protein, Bacteriophage lambda