Nanobody mediated inhibition of attachment of F18 Fimbriae expressing Escherichia coli.

Post-weaning diarrhea and edema disease caused by F18 fimbriated E. coli are important diseases in newly weaned piglets and lead to severe production losses in farming industry. Protective treatments against these infections have thus far limited efficacy. In this study we generated nanobodies direc...

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Main Authors: Kristof Moonens, Maia De Kerpel, Annelies Coddens, Eric Cox, Els Pardon, Han Remaut, Henri De Greve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4263667?pdf=render