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Description

The Escherichia coli (EC) pilus gene FimF41a encodes the F41 fimbria. The F41 fimbria is one of the virulence factors associated with postweaning diarrhea (PWD) only in swine.[https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v10n4/v10n4p171.pdf]EC is a gram-negative, flagellated, rod-shaped bacterium that is composed of a stable core set of genes, and another more fluid set of genes that includes the virulence genes. These virulence genes increase the pathogenicity of EC and encode heat-stable and heat-labile enterotoxins, Shiga toxin 2e, and fimbria, including the F41 fimbria. The virulence genes can be transferred laterally between dividing EC. PMID: 7021219[https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/FSVD/swine/index-diseases/colibacillosis] E. coli infection in pigs causes post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) which leads to watery diarrhea, dehydration, loss of body weight, and occasionally death. EC adheres to the small intestine using adhesin factors, and produces one or more exotoxins that induce fluid and electrolyte secretion. PMID: 7648523 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Escherichia coli FimF41a gene
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2017-07-17
Construct for LOINC Short Name
EC FimF41a gene

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Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Gen FimF41a Escherichia coli
it-IT Italian (Italy) Escherichia coli gene FimF41a
zh-CN Chinese (China) 大肠埃希菌 FimF41a 基因
Synonyms: 大肠埃希菌（E coli、大肠埃希氏杆菌、大肠埃希氏菌、大肠杆菌） FimF41a 基因
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Escherichia coli fedF-gen