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. 1981 May 14;291(5811):122-6.
doi: 10.1038/291122a0.

Genetic analysis of K88-mediated adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

M Kehoe, R Sellwood, P Shipley, G Dougan

Genetic analysis of K88-mediated adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

M Kehoe et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Four cistrons (adh) involved in the expression of the K88 adhesion system have been identified and mapped. Three of these (adh A, adh B and adh C) are located in a single operon (I) whereas the fourth (adh D) is expressed from a separate promoter (operon II). The polypeptides encoded by these cistrons have been identified and their role in the formation and regulation of K88 fimbriae (pili) is discussed.

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