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<i>Escherichia coli</i> as a cause of diarrhea
1 Apr 2002
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli is the best-known member of the normal microbiota of the human intestine and a versatile gastrointestinal pathogen. The varieties of E. coli that cause diarrhea are classified into named pathotypes, including enterotoxigenic, enteroinvasive, enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic E. coli. Individual strains of each pathotype possess a distinct set of virulence-associated characteristics that...
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