Escherichia coli O157:H7 epithelial adhesin

摘要

Polypeptides encoded by a continuous segment of chromosomal DNA from E. coli O157:H7, isolated on plasmid pSC(overlap)(ATCC No. 69648), that encodes an adhesin (SEQ ID NO:5) that mediates bacterial colonization of bovine intestines, vaccines derived therefrom, and antibodies directed against the adhesin are disclosed.