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The Binding of Bacteria Carrying CFAs and Putative CFAs to Rabbit Intestinal Brush Border Membranes

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Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Infections

Part of the book series: Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series ((FEMS,volume 58))

Abstract

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, ETEC, colonize the human intestine by means of fimbrial structures called colonization factor antigens, CFAs. On human ETEC strains three different types of CFAs have been described, i.e. the colonization factor antigens I, (CFA/I), CFA/II and CFA/IV. In addition a number of “new” putative colonization factor antigens have been identified, e.g. PCF0166, CS7, CS17 and CFA/III [M.M McConnell, this volume] although their prevalence and role in colonization have not been fully assessed.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Christine Wennerås, Jan Holmgren & Ann-Mari Svennerholm

  2. Central Public Health Laboratory, Division of Enteric Pathogens, London, UK

    Moyra M. McConnell

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  1. University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    T. Wadström

  2. National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

    P. H. Mäkelä

  3. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    A.-M. Svennerholm

  4. University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

    H. Wolf-Watz

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Wennerås, C., Holmgren, J., McConnell, M.M., Svennerholm, AM. (1991). The Binding of Bacteria Carrying CFAs and Putative CFAs to Rabbit Intestinal Brush Border Membranes. In: Wadström, T., Mäkelä, P.H., Svennerholm, AM., Wolf-Watz, H. (eds) Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Infections. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 58. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5982-1_46

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