The Role of Pili in Colonization of the Rabbit Intestine by Vibrio parahaemolyticus Na2

Abstract

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Na2 and its pili were studied in relation to intestinal colonization. The isolated pili were adhesive to the intestinal epithelium. The adhesion of the organisms was blocked by masking the epithelial receptor with the purified pili, or by treating the organisms with anti‐pilus antibody (Fab fraction). These results suggest that the pili of V. parahaemolyticus Na2 play an important role in the adhesion of the organisms to the rabbit intestine. © owned by Center for Academic Publications Japan (Publisher)