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Degree of antibody-independent activation of the classical complement pathway by K1 Escherichia coli differs with O antigen type and correlates with virulence of meningitis in newborns.

A total of 95 K1 Escherichia coli strains of the O (lipopolysaccharide) serotypes O1, O7, or O18 had been analyzed previously for the ability to cause bacteremia after colonizing the gut of newborn rats. In this study, these strains were tested for their resistance to the bactericidal activity of ra...

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Main Authors: Pluschke, G, Achtman, M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC264354/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6198283
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