INVITRO ADHERENCE PROPERTY OF CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN (CLDT) PRODUCING EPEC STRAINS AND EFFECT OF THE TOXIN ON RABBIT INTESTINE

被引:12
作者
BOUZARI, S [1 ]
VATSALA, BR [1 ]
VARGHESE, A [1 ]
机构
[1] MAULANA AZAD MED COLL,DEPT MICROBIOL,NEW DELHI 110002,INDIA
关键词
EPEC; CLDT; HEP-2; AE;
D O I
10.1016/0882-4010(92)90118-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Sixteen cytolethal distending toxin-producing enteropathogenic Esherichia coli (CLDT+ EPEC) strains of six different serogroups were included in this study. The strains showed varying adherence patterns on HEp-2 cells, i.e. six strains showed localized adherence (LA), five strains exhibited diffuse adherence (DA) and five strains were non-adherent. Histological study of rabbit ileal segments showed that live cultures of CLDT+ EPEC did not cause lesions characteristic of attachment and effacement (AE) and the toxin effect resembled that of classical LT or CT. © 1992.
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