Genotypic Study of Two Virulence Factors fimH and kpsMTII in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Children Patients with Urinary Tract Infections | ||
| Baghdad Science Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 1475-1480 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zaid N. Abass; Khalid A. Habib; Zahraa A. Abed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Adhesion (type 1 fimbriae) and host defense avoidance mechanisms (capsule or lipopolysaccharide) have been shown to be prevalent in Escherichia coli isolates associated with urinary tract infections. In this work, 50 uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolated from children with urinary tract infections were genotypically characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. We used two genes; fimH and kpsMTII, both of them previously identified in uropathogenic E.coli (UPEC) isolates. The PCR assay results identified fimH (90.0)% and kpsMTII (72.0)% isolates. In the present study, was also demonstrated that these genes may be included in both or one of them within a single isolate. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Uropathogenic Escherichia coli; Polymerase chain reaction; virulence factor | ||
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