title: Structure and function of Escherichia coli type 1 pili: new insight into the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mulvey
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hultgren
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D018830:Adhesins, Escherichia coli; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D018830:Adhesins, Escherichia coli; C058769:fimH protein, E coli; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins