Characterization of P fimbriae on O1, O7, O75, rough, and nontypable strains of Escherichia coli.
AUTOR(ES)
Pere, A
RESUMO
P fimbriae of 37 uropathogenic Escherichia coli O1:K1, O7:K1, O22, O75, rough:K1, and nontypable strains were characterized by immunoprecipitation with 14 fimbria-specific rabbit antisera. The fimbrial composition of these strains, as reflected by the apparent molecular weights of the fimbrial peptides, was correlated with the O serogroup of the strains, but serological cross-reactivity of P fimbriae of different E. coli serogroups was frequently observed. The genetic clonal relationships of the strains were analyzed by determining the electrophoretic types, based on 18 chromosomally encoded enzymes. Among the O1:K1 strains, the same P-fimbrial variants occurred on strains that were either closely related or very distinct in their electrophoretic types, indicating that the P fimbriae have evolved in association with the O and K antigens. In contrast, certain O7:K1 and R:K1 strains as well as some O22 and O75 strains were genotypically identical and shared similar P-fimbrial variants, which differed serologically from those of other E. coli serogroups. Our results show that, despite the structural variability seen in electrophoretic analysis of P fimbriae of different serogroups, many P-fimbrial variants share common antigenic determinants that are recognized by rabbit antisera. Based on immunoprecipitation analyses, three anti-P-fimbria sera have now been identified that react with P fimbriae of 82 of 84 uropathogenic E. coli strains characterized in Finland.
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