| Literature DB >> 2902014 |
R C Fader1, K Gondesen, B Tolley, D G Ritchie, P Moller.
Abstract
Clinical isolates of fimbriated and nonfimbriated Klebsiella pneumoniae were examined for the ability to adhere to hamster tracheal cells cultured in vitro. Fimbriated-phase K. pneumoniae adhered preferentially to ciliated cells, whereas nonfimbriated-phase organisms were not adherent. The adherence was inhibited by D-mannose but not D-glucose, suggesting that type 1 fimbriae serve as the adhesin in the attachment process.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2902014 PMCID: PMC259688 DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.11.3011-3013.1988
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441