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. 1987 May;55(5):1216–1223. doi: 10.1128/iai.55.5.1216-1223.1987

Pilus-mediated binding of bovine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to calf small intestinal mucins.

M A Mouricout, R A Julien
PMCID: PMC260493  PMID: 2883123

Abstract

In this study we show that the adhesion to mucus of the enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains responsible for diarrhea in calves involves a bacterium-mucin recognition phenomenon in which the bacterial pili and specific mucus receptors carried by the glycoproteins (2,000 to 400 kilodalton) play a major role. An adhesion maximum was observed at a pH of less than 6 (4.75 to 5.25). The sialic acids and galactose appeared to be at least partly responsible for the attachment of K99 pili, whereas F41 pili preferentially recognized desialylated receptors. The attachment of different strains of E. coli characterized by the presence of the three main pili, K99, F41, and FY, known to be responsible for the binding of enterotoxigenic E. coli to the intestinal epithelium of the calf, was studied using Scatchard and Hill analyses. The attachment mechanism of bacteria carrying K99 pili showed positive cooperativity. FY and F41 pili recognized independent receptor sites, the first on sialylated mucus and the second on sialidase-treated mucus. Moreover, F41 pili were found to bind the native mucus according to a negative cooperativity phenomenon. Finally, the recognition sites carried by bacterial pilins may be saturated by some animal glycoprotein glycans which are therefore adhesion inhibitors.

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