Host-specific fimbrial adhesins of noninvasive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

WIM Gaastra, FK De Graaf - Microbiological reviews, 1982 - Am Soc Microbiol
Host-Specific Fimbrial Adhesins of Noninvasive Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains
Page 1 MICROBIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, June 1982, p. 129-161 Vol. 46, No. 2 0146-0749/82/020129-33$02.00/0 …

Assessing the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria obtained from animals

S Schwarz, P Silley, S Simjee… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The accurate performance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria from animal sources
and the correct presentation of the results is a complex matter. A review of the published …

Colonization factors of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)

W Gaastra, AM Svennerholm - Trends in microbiology, 1996 - cell.com
E nterototigenic Escher&n cofi (ETEC) is the most common cause of diarrhoea in children in
developing countries and in travellers to these areas”. Thus, the worldwide annual …

Identification of genes that are associated with DNA repeats in prokaryotes

R Jansen, JDA Embden, W Gaastra… - Molecular …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Using in silico analysis we studied a novel family of repetitive DNA sequences that is
present among both domains of the prokaryotes (Archaea and Bacteria), but absent from …

Pythium insidiosum: an overview

W Gaastra, LJA Lipman, AWAM De Cock, TK Exel… - Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete pathogenic in mammals. The infection occurs mainly in
tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in horses, dogs and humans. Infection is acquired …

Host‐specificity of uropathogenic Escherichia coli depends on differences in binding specificity to Gal alpha 1‐4Gal‐containing isoreceptors.

N Strömberg, BI Marklund, B Lund, D Ilver… - The EMBO …, 1990 - embopress.org
Four G adhesins, cloned from uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains, were examined for
binding to glycolipids and various eukaryotic cells. PapGAD110 and PapGIA2 showed virtually …

Carvacrol Induces Heat Shock Protein 60 and Inhibits Synthesis of Flagellin in Escherichia coli O157:H7

SA Burt, R van der Zee, AP Koets… - Applied and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The essential oils of oregano and thyme are active against a number of food-borne
pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7. Carvacrol is one of the major antibacterial …

Polymorphism in the Bordetella pertussisVirulence Factors P.69/Pertactin and Pertussis Toxin in The Netherlands: Temporal Trends and Evidence for Vaccine-Driven …

FR Mooi, H van Oirschot, K Heuvelman… - Infection and …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Bordetella pertussis proteins P.69 (also designated pertactin) and pertussis toxin are
important virulence factors and have been shown to confer protective immunity in animals and …

Arcobacter, what is known and unknown about a potential foodborne zoonotic agent!

HTK Ho, LJA Lipman, W Gaastra - Veterinary microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Since the introduction of the genus Arcobacter in 1991, the association of Arcobacter butzleri,
Arcobacter cryaerophilus and Arcobacter skirrowii with humans and animals has been …

Identification of a novel family of sequence repeats among prokaryotes

R Jansen, JDA van Embden, W Gaastra… - Omics: a journal of …, 2002 - liebertpub.com
The rapid increase in genomic sequences provides new opportunities for comparative
genomics. In this report, we describe a novel family of repeat sequences that is present in …