Comparative genomics of reveals the emergence of an outbreak-associated population in Europe and its spread to the United States.

The zoonotic parasite is a global cause of gastrointestinal disease in humans and ruminants. Sequence analysis of the highly polymorphic gene enabled the classification of isolates into multiple groups (e.g.

Sequence Analysis of Changes in Microbial Composition in Different Milk Products During Fermentation and Storage.

The objective of this study was to analyze the changes in the microbiota of milk products during fermentation and storage. Two kinds of Yoghurt, one Kefir, and one Acidophilus milk were observed during the fermentation process and storage using 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing. Cow's, goat's, raw and pasteurized milk were also examined.

DAF- and collagen-binding properties of chimeric Dr fimbriae.

Display of heterologous proteins on the surface of micro-organisms has become an increasingly used strategy for a range of applications in microbiology, biotechnology and vaccinology. In this study, the potential of the major structural protein DraE of Escherichia coli Dr fimbriae as a display system for heterologous sequences was tested. One copy of a heterologous sequence mimicking a small P(k) epitope of simian virus 5 was inserted into the draE gene, replacing the N-terminal region of the surface-exposed domain 2 as previously done with the glycoprotein D of herpes simplex virus type 1.

[Molecular analysis of uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli and the clinical course of urinary tract infection in children].

Unlabelled: The most frequent etiological factor of urinary tract infections are virulent Escherichia coli strains. Identification of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains is possible using biomolecular techniques. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY was to determine the prevalence of Escherichia coli strains encoding papG adhesins and adhesins of Dr family in children with urinary tract infections and to establish the relationship between the bacterial genotype and clinical course of a sickness.

Structure of DraD invasin from uropathogenic Escherichia coli: a dimer with swapped beta-tails.

The dra gene cluster of uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli produces proteins involved in bacterial attachment to and invasion of the eukaryotic host tissues. The crystal structure of a construct of E. coli DraD possessing an additional C-terminal extension of 13 amino acids, including a His6 tag, has been solved at a resolution of 1.