title: Molecular characterization of the Escherichia coli asymptomatic bacteriuria strain 83972: the taming of a pathogen.
abstract: Escherichia coli 83972 is a clinical asymptomatia bacteriuric isolate that is able to colonize the human urinary bladder without inducing an immune response. Here we demonstrate that one of the mechanisms by which this strain has become attenuated is through the mutation of its genes encoding type 1 and P fimbriae.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, Building 76, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klemm
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Glen C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ulett
authors.forename: Catharina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Svanborg
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schembri
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data