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6127318

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
Most (greater than 90%) Escherichia coli strains isolated from children with acute non-obstructive pyelonephritis exhibit a specific type of filamentous protein appendage known as P-fimbriae. These fimbriae enable the bacterium to adhere to human uroepithelial cells by the specific recognition of and binding to a particular class of glycosphingolipids correlated to the human P-blood group antigens. In this paper a new method for the rapid and reliable identification of such P-fimbriated pyelonephritogenic bacteria is described. The method is based on particles to which the minimal glycoside receptor structure recognized by P-fimbriae is attached. Mixing these receptor-containing particles with P-fimbriated bacteria results in a strong and immediate agglutination reaction. The specificity and sensitivity of this new particle agglutination test proved to be superior to the haemagglutination assay previously used.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid identification of P-fimbriated Escherichia coli by a receptor-specific particle agglutination test.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study