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Antigenic Properties
Serotype O4:K6
Product Format
freeze-dried
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Comments
Published as serotype O4:K6:45; recent work unable to confirm the K6 result
Prototypic uropathogenic strain from human urinary infection
Hemolytic, colicin V positive, and motile
Medium
ATCC® Medium 18: Trypticase Soy Agar/Broth
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
BH Minshew
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
References
Barbara H Minshew, personal communication
Hull RA, et al. Construction and expression of recombinant plasmids encoding type 1 or D-mannose-resistant pili from a urinary tract infection Escherichia coli isolate. Infect. Immun. 33: 933-938, 1981. PubMed: 6116675
Johnson JR, et al. Discovery of disseminated J96-like strains of uropathogenic Escherichia coli O4:H5 containing genes for both papG(J96) (class I) and prsG(J96) (class III) Gal(alpha1-4)Gal-binding adhesins. J. Infect. Dis. 175: 983-988, 1997. PubMed: 9086165
Swenson DL, et al. Two pathogenicity islands in uropathogenic Escherichia coli J96: cosmid cloning and sample sequencing. Infect. Immun. 64: 3736-3743, 1996. PubMed: 8751923
