See Also: adhesins, escherichia coli(medicine)
Escherichia coli(health)
escherichia coli(medicine)
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli(medicine)
escherichia coli o157(medicine)
enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli(medicine)
Escherichia coli RNase I(medicine)
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli(medicine)
escherichia coli infections(medicine)
enteroinvasive Escherichia coli(medicine)

adhesins, escherichia coli (medicine)


adhesins, escherichia coli
Thin, filamentous protein structures, including proteinaceous capsular antigens (fimbrial antigens), that mediate adhesion of e. Coli to surfaces and play a role in pathogenesis. They have a high affinity for various epithelial cells.