title: Prevalence and associations of tcpC, a gene encoding a Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing protein, among Escherichia coli urinary tract infection, skin and soft tissue infection, and commensal isolates.
abstract: TcpC, a new Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing protein of uropathogenic Escherichia coli involved in the suppression of innate immunity, was found in 2008. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of tcpC and its association with virulence factors and phylogenetic groups among strains from a collection of 212 E. coli isolates from urinary tract and skin and soft tissue infections and 90 commensal E. coli strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 111, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. marjanca.starcic.erjavec@bf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Marjanca
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Starcic Erjavec
authors.forename: Blaz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jesenko
authors.forename: Ziva
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Petkovsek
authors.forename: Darja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zgur-Bertok
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C549538:TcpC protein, E coli; D037521:Virulence Factors