Fimbriae type 1 assay?

José Luis Brioso Jiménez @Jose_Luis_Brioso_Jimenez

04 April 2017 1 7K Report

Hello, I have some E. coli k-12 strains that should express type 1 fimbriae.

I would like to check if they do and if they are able to bind to mannose.

Is there any antibody assay or similar to do the assay I am looking for?

Best regards.

Namita Chutani

Immunogold staining, using TEM.

Reference - FimH-based display of functional eukaryotic proteins on bacteria surfaces, science reports 2019.

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