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A method for studying adhesion of fluorochrome-stained Escherichia coli to cryostat sections of human kidney is described. Of the 3 model strains used, the P-fimbriated strain KS71 adhered more effectively than the type-1-fimbriated or nonfimbriated strains. Adhesion of KS71 was inhibited specifically by anti-P-fimbriae Fab fragments, and it was concluded that P-fimbriae mediate E. coli adhesion in the kidneys.
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