The Dr hemagglutinin, afimbrial adhesins AFA-I and AFA-III, and F1845 fimbriae of uropathogenic and diarrhea-associated Escherichia coli belong to a family of hemagglutinins with Dr receptor recognition.

AUTOR(ES)

Nowicki, B

RESUMO

The receptor specificities of four Escherichia coli cloned hemagglutinins, AFA-I, AFA-III, F1845 fimbriae, and the Dr hemagglutinin were studied. Evidence is provided that all four hemagglutinins recognize as their receptor the Dr blood group antigen. However, results of experiments using enzyme-treated erythrocytes and monoclonal antibodies indicate that the four adhesins recognize different epitopes on the Dr antigen and thus constitute a family of Dr receptor-recognizing bacterial adhesins. Furthermore, the same results suggest that the Dr antigen itself may be divided into subcomponents on the basis of bacterial adhesins.

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