Human Urine Decreases Function and Expression of Type 1 Pili in Uropathogenic
mBio, 2015 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the primary cause of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). UPEC bind the bladder using type 1 pili, encoded by the fim operon in nearly all E. coli.
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Highly conserved type 1 pili promote enterotoxigenic E. coli pathogen-host interactions. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), defined by their elaboration of heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins, are a common cause of diarrheal illness in developing countries.
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FimH and Type 1 Pili Mediated Tumor Cell Cytotoxicity by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli In Vitro [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli express hairlike proteinaceous surface projections, known as chaperone–usher pathway (CUP) pili. Type 1 pili are CUP pili with well-established pathogenic properties. The FimH adhesin subunit of type 1 pili plays a key role
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The assembly platform FimD is required to obtain the most stable quaternary structure of type 1 pili [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsType 1 pili are important virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli that mediate bacterial attachment to epithelial cells in the urinary tract.
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Loss of Type 1 Pili and Flagella in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Leads to Reduced Phagocytosis by Human and Murine Monocytes [PDF]
PathogensBackground: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the number one cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans. The ability to bind to uroepithelial cells through type 1 pili and ascend the urinary tract via flagella is important in the early ...
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Rhomboid protease GlpG regulates type 1 pili quality control and virulence in pathogenic E. coli [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsWith the rise in antimicrobial resistance, understanding the virulence factors utilized by pathogenic E. coli is essential for the development of alternative therapeutics. While previous work has shown that disruption of the E.
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Adhesive fiber stratification in uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms unveils oxygen-mediated control of type 1 pili. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2015 Bacterial biofilms account for a significant number of hospital-acquired infections and complicate treatment options, because bacteria within biofilms are generally more tolerant to antibiotic treatment.
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Differential contributions of ClpX and ClpP to pulmonary virulence in classical and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae [PDF]
Infection and ImmunityKlebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen and a common cause of antibiotic-resistant infections including neonatal sepsis and hospital-acquired pneumonia. K.
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Pilus of Streptococcus pneumoniae: structure, function and vaccine potential
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 The pilus is an extracellular structural part that can be detected in some Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) isolates (type I pili are found in approximately 30% of strains, while type II pili are found in approximately 20%). It is anchored to the
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 Streptococcus sanguinis is a common cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Efforts by research groups are aimed at identifying and characterizing virulence factors that contribute to the ability of this organism to cause IE.
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