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. 1988 Oct;170(10):4890–4896. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.10.4890-4896.1988

Escherichia coli F41 adhesin: genetic organization, nucleotide sequence, and homology with the K88 determinant.

D G Anderson 1, S L Moseley 1
PMCID: PMC211534  PMID: 2902070

Abstract

The genetic organization of the polypeptides required for the biosynthesis of the F41 adhesin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains was investigated. Maxicell analysis demonstrated that a recombinant plasmid which mediated mannose-resistant hemagglutination and F41 antigen production encoded four polypeptides of 29, 30, 32, and 86 kilodaltons. The 29-kilodalton protein was identified as the F41 antigen, and the nucleotide sequence of the gene was determined. Extensive homology was observed between the region encoding the putative signal sequences of the F41 and K88 antigens and in the region immediately upstream of the antigen genes. The nucleotide sequence homology between F41 and K88 determinants was further investigated by Southern blot hybridization. A K88 probe hybridized at high stringency to all fragments shown to be essential for F41 production except for fragments internal to the F41 antigen gene.

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