The Escherichia coli common pilus (ECP) is produced by commensal and pathogenic E. coli strains. This pilus is unrelated to any of the known colonization factors (CFs) of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC). In this study, we investigated the distribution and production of ECP among a collection of 136 human CF-positive and CF-negative ETEC strains of different geographic origins. The major pilus su...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon condition that is characterized by infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract by eosinophils. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman who presented 4 episodes of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Skin prick tests and patch tests with different allergens were all negative. The patient's eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) level was very high. Given that on...

The susceptibility of the small abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta to Vibrio parahaemolyticus 880915 strain and its extracellular products (ECP) at different temperatures was investigated. The strain was previously isolated from the haemolymph of the moribund small abalone with withering syndrome during an outbreak of mass mortality among the cultured animals in September 1999 in I-Lan, T...

The article is devoted to the development of knowledge-oriented models that are able to increase the efficiency and quality of main pipeline complex (MPC) dispatching control. The main attention is paid to the dispatching control of electrochemical protection (ECP) of pipelines from corrosion. Functional knowledge-oriented model that is created on the basis of typical intelligent blocks is prop...

Our objective was to develop treatments applied to cattle of unknown pregnancy status that would resynchronize the repeat estrus of nonpregnant females. In Exp. 1, previously inseminated dairy and beef heifers were assigned randomly to each of three treatments 13 d after AI: 1) no treatment (controls; n = 44); 2) 0.5 mg of estradiol cypionate (ECP) i.m. on d 13 and 20 at the time of insertion a...

This study aimed to analyze the determinants of short (ECP) and long-term (ELP) indebtedness companies in Public Utility sector Brazil, light pecking order trade-off theories. The methodology used was multiple regression analysis with panel data for period from 2008 2017, using ECP EPL as dependent variables; profitability, risk, size, current liquidity index, growth tangibility independent var...

To evaluate the clinical use of measuring neutrophil, lymphocyte, and eosinophil activities, serum myeloperoxidase (MPO), soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R), and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) were measured in 98 patients with cystic fibrosis and in 85 healthy children. Serum concentrations of MPO, sIL-2R, and ECP were increased in patients with cystic fibrosis (median 807 micrograms/l...

PURPOSE We investigated the efficacy of the tear sampling method using a filter paper to evaluate eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels in patients with allergic disorders. METHODS Subjects were an allergic group comprising patients with allergic conjunctivitis, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, or atopic keratoconjunctivitis, a Sjögren group comprising patients with secondary Sjögren syndrome,...