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Characterization of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains isolated from children with acute diarrhea, in Mendoza, Argentina.
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Rüttler M E, Renna N F, Balbi L, García B, Guidone L, Fernández R, Puig O, Ortiz A
Abstract excerpt
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is an increasingly recognized cause of diarrhea in children in developing and developed countries. EAEC is recognized by a characteristic aggregative pattern of adherence to human epithelial (HEp-2) cells cultured in vitro. This is the gold standard assay. The aggregative phenotype is associated with the presence of a 65 MDa plasmid (pAA) that also encodes several other...
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