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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Primers to amplify the genes encoding the virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli, such as pilus associated with pyelonephritis (pap), haemolysin (hly), aerobactin (aer) and cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (cnf1) genes, were designed. The above primers along with previously reported primers for S fimbriae (sfa) and afimbrial adhesin I (afaI) genes were combined to develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of the respective virulence factors and for the identification of uropathogenic E. coli. The multiplex PCR to detect pap, sfa, afaI, hly, aer and cnf1 genes was highly specific and the sensitivity was found to be about 5 x 10(3) colony forming units of E. coli per ml. A total of 194 E. coli strains isolated from patients with simple acute cystitis were examined by the multiplex PCR and the results were in complete agreement with that obtained by DNA colony hybridization test. The multiplex PCR developed was, therefore, concluded to be a useful, sensitive and rapid assay system to identify uropathogenic E. coli.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0928-8244
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of urovirulence factors in Escherichia coli by multiplex polymerase chain reaction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article