| Literature DB >> 2887017 |
B Westerlund, A Pere, T K Korhonen, A K Jarvinen, A Siitonen, P H Williams.
Abstract
Of 33 Escherichia coli strains isolated from canine urinary tract infections, 22 were haemolytic and 27 were classified into O serogroups, the most common being O4, O6, O2 and O83. P-fimbriated strains were haemolytic and belonged mainly to serogroups O4 and O6. Twenty-nine strains possessed type-1 fimbriae but only small numbers possessed S fimbriae, type-1C fimbriae, X adhesins or the aerobactin system. It is postulated that P fimbriae and haemolysin production contribute to bacterial virulence in canine pyelonephritis and cystitis.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID： 2887017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Vet Sci ISSN： 0034-5288 Impact factor: 2.534