The Role of Long Polar Fimbriae in Escherichia coli O104:H4 Adhesion and Colonization

• Brittany N. Ross,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America

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• Maricarmen Rojas-Lopez,

  Current address: Glaxo Smith Kline, Siena, Italy.

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America

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• Roberto J. Cieza,

  Current address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America

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• Brian D. McWilliams,

  Current address: Bethyl Laboratories, Inc., Montgomery, TX, United States of America.

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America

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• Alfredo G. Torres

  * E-mail: altorres@utmb.edu

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555–1070, United States of America

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