| Literature DB >> 12680715 |
Keiji Nagano1, Kazuki Taguchi, Takumi Hara, Shin-ichiro Yokoyama, Kenji Kawada, Hiroshi Mori.
Abstract
Infectious diseases due to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are characterized by diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The adherence of EHEC on intestinal epithelial cells is a first step for developing these diseases. In the present study, we examined whether EHEC O157:H7 adhere to intestinal epithelial cells of mice and cause F-actin accumulation in the epithelial cells following the intragastric inoculation of the pathogen. Fecal shedding of the EHEC O157:H7 strain was observed in ICR mice up to 3 weeks. Fecal shedding periods of the type III secretion system-related gene (espA and sepL) deletion mutants were clearly shorter than that of the wild-type EHEC O157:H7 strain. The EHEC O157:H7 colonies were found on the epithelial surfaces of the ceca in association with F-actin accumulation beneath the attached bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12680715 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb02795.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbiol Immunol ISSN: 0385-5600 Impact factor: 1.955