Hull R A, Rudy D C, Donovan W H, Wieser I E, Stewart C, Darouiche R O
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Infect Immun. 1999 Jan;67(1):429-32. doi: 10.1128/IAI.67.1.429-432.1999.
Little is known about bacteria associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) with regard to urinary tract colonization mechanisms. In this study, virulence properties of Escherichia coli 83972, a strain that was isolated from a clinical ABU episode, were examined. The genetic potential for expression of P and type 1 pili was demonstrated, and DNA sequences related to type 1C and G (UCA) pilus genes were also detected. However, E. coli 83972 did not express D-mannose-resistant or D-mannose-sensitive hemagglutination after growth under standard conditions in vitro or upon isolation from the urine of colonized test subjects. Limited uroepithelial cell adherence was observed in vivo, and weak D-mannose-sensitive hemagglutination was detected after extended growth in urine in vitro.
关于与无症状菌尿(ABU)相关的细菌的尿路定植机制,目前了解甚少。在本研究中,检测了从临床ABU病例中分离出的大肠杆菌83972菌株的毒力特性。证实了该菌株具有表达P菌毛和1型菌毛的遗传潜力,并且还检测到了与1C型和G(UCA)菌毛基因相关的DNA序列。然而,大肠杆菌83972在体外标准条件下生长后或从定植受试对象的尿液中分离出来后,并未表现出抗D-甘露糖或对D-甘露糖敏感的血凝反应。在体内观察到其对尿路上皮细胞的黏附有限,并且在体外尿液中长时间生长后检测到微弱的对D-甘露糖敏感的血凝反应。