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. 2004;49(4):471-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02931611.

The sensitivity of escherichia coli strains with K1 surface antigen and rods without this antigen to the bactericidal effect of serum

A Cisowska  1 , S Jankowski
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The sensitivity of escherichia coli strains with K1 surface antigen and rods without this antigen to the bactericidal effect of serum

A Cisowska et al. Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2004.

Abstract

The susceptibility of Escherichia coli strains with K1 surface antigen (K1+) and rods without this antigen (K1-) to the bactericidal action of normal bovine serum and human normal cord serum was determined. Seventy E. coli strains (35 K1+ and 35 K1-) were isolated from urine obtained from children with urinary tract infections. The strains investigated showed variable sensitivity to the bactericidal action of the sera. E. coli K1+ strains were characterized by lower sensitivity to bactericidal effect of the sera in comparison with K1- rods. The role of the particular mechanisms of complement activation in the process of killing of the E. coli strains was also determined.

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