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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5629
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
Escherichia coli entry into the bladder is met with potent innate defenses, including neutrophil influx and epithelial exfoliation. Bacterial subversion of innate responses involves invasion into bladder superficial cells. We discovered that the intracellular bacteria matured into biofilms, creating pod-like bulges on the bladder surface. Pods contained bacteria encased in a polysaccharide-rich matrix surrounded by a protective shell of uroplakin. Within the biofilm, bacterial structures interacted extensively with the surrounding matrix, and biofilm associated factors had regional variation in expression. The discovery of intracellular biofilm-like pods explains how bladder infections can persist in the face of robust host defenses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
301
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Adhesins, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Antigens, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Biofilms, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Colony Count, Microbial, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Escherichia coli Infections, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Escherichia coli Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Fimbriae, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Freeze Fracturing, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Polysaccharides, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Urinary Bladder, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Urinary Bladder Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Urinary Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:12843396-Urothelium
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracellular bacterial biofilm-like pods in urinary tract infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.