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Abstract

Variants of P9 possessing , or pili were shown to vary in their toxicity and virulence for human epithelial cells. Studies with antisera raised against purified pili showed that attachment and virulence were reduced to a significant degree in the presence of antisera to homologous pili. Heterologous antisera, while capable of agglutinating whole organisms, were largely ineffective in reducing attachment and cytotoxicity. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system, the cross-reactivity between pili and heterologous antisera was estimated to be no more than 10–20%.

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