Sensitivity to colicin Js, one of important characteristics of Escherichia coli strains belonging to enteroinvasive serovars
Language English Country Germany Media print
Document type Journal Article
- MeSH
- Escherichia coli drug effects pathogenicity physiology MeSH
- Feces microbiology MeSH
- Escherichia coli Infections microbiology MeSH
- Colicins pharmacology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Guinea Pigs MeSH
- Diarrhea microbiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Guinea Pigs MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Colicins MeSH
Of the 96 E. coli strains belonging to 9 enteroinvasive serovars 79 (82.3%) turned out to be sensitive to colicin Js but none of the 115 strains of E. coli isolates from the feces of healthy persons without diarrhoea exhibited this type of sensitivity reaction. Of the colicin Js-sensitive strains, 89.9% (71 out of 79) gave also positive reactions in the Serény test for enteroinvasiveness. The remaining strains belonging to enterointervasive E. coli serovars but showing no sensitivity to colicin Js were as a rule negative in the Serény test.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Charles University Faculty of Medicine Hradec Králové CSSR
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Colicins--exocellular lethal proteins of Escherichia coli
