title: Expression of the bundle-forming pilus by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains of heterologous serotypes.
abstract: The production of the bundle-forming pilus subunit BfpA was investigated in 44 enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) diarrheal isolates after growth on several conventional bacteriological media. In all, the use of brucella agar supplemented with 4.5 mM sodium bisulfite resulted in a higher detection of BfpA-producing EPEC.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade de São Paulo, and Instituto Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gismero-Ordoñez
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dall'Agnol
authors.forename: Luiz R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Trabulsi
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Girón
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D003470:Culture Media; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; C104901:BfpA protein, E coli; D003470:Culture Media; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins