Monitoring F1651 P-Like Fimbria Expression at the Single-Cell Level Reveals a Highly Heterogeneous Phenotype

R Graveline, R Lavoie, P Garneau, F Daigle… - Infection and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT F1651 and the pyelonephritis-associated pili (Pap) are two members of the type
P family of adhesive factors. They play a key role in establishing disease caused by …

A newly identified group of P-like (PL) fimbriae from extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) encode distinct adhesin subunits and mediate adherence to …

H Habouria, H Bessaiah, J Buron, S Houle, CM Dozois - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Fimbrial adhesins play a critical role for bacterial adherence and biofilm formation.
Sequencing of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain QT598 identified a fimbrial …

A newly identified group of P-like (PL) fimbria genes from extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) encode distinct adhesin subunits and mediate …

H Habouria, H Bessaiah, P Pokharel… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fimbrial adhesins promote bacterial adherence and biofilm formation. Sequencing of avian
pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain QT598 identified new fimbriae belonging to the π …

Demonstration of regulatory cross-talk between P fimbriae and type 1 fimbriae in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

NJ Holden, M Totsika, E Mahler, AJ Roe… - …, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
The majority of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections have the
potential to express multiple fimbriae. Two of the most common fimbrial adhesins are type 1 …

Lrp–DNA complex stability determines the level of ON cells in type P fimbriae phase variation

R Graveline, M Mourez, MA Hancock… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
F1651 and the pyelonephritis‐associated pili (Pap) are two members of the type P family of
adhesive factors that play a key role in the establishment of disease caused by …

PapB paralogues and their effect on the phase variation of type 1 fimbriae in Escherichia coli

NJ Holden, BE Uhlin, DL Gally - Molecular microbiology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work has demonstrated that expression of type 1 fimbriae is repressed by PapB, a
regulator of pyelonephritis‐associated pili (P‐pili). PapB belongs to family of related adhesin …

Regulation of P-Fimbrial Phase Variation Frequencies in Escherichia coli CFT073

N Holden, M Totsika, L Dixon, K Catherwood… - Infection and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Adherence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli to host tissue is required for infection and is
mediated by fimbriae, such as pyelonephritis-associated pili (Pap). Expression of P fimbriae …

The Pix pilus adhesin of the uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain X2194 (O2 : K : H6) is related to Pap pili but exhibits a truncated regulatory region

A Lugering, I Benz, S Knochenhauer… - …, 2003 - microbiologyresearch.org
Adhesins provide a major advantage for uropathogenic Escherichia coli in establishing
urinary tract infections (UTIs). A novel gene cluster responsible for the expression of a …

The regulation of pap and type 1 fimbriation in escherichia cola

IC Blomfield - 2001 - Elsevier
The ability of bacterial pathogens to bind to the host mucosa is a critical step in the
pathogenesis of many bacterial infections and, for Escherichia coli, a large number of …

Leucine-responsive regulatory protein Lrp and PapI homologues influence phase variation of CS31A fimbriae

R Graveline, P Garneau, C Martin, M Mourez… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT CS31A, a K88-related surface antigen specified by the clp operon, is a member
of the type P family of adhesive factors and plays a key role in the establishment of disease …