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Characterization of Monkey Enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (EPEC) and Human Typical and Atypical EPEC Serotype Isolates from Neotropical Nonhuman Primates
1 Mar 2003
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) has been associated with infantile diarrhea and mortality in humans in developing countries. While diarrhea is also a major problem among primates kept in captivity, the role of E. coli is unclear. This study was designed to characterize diarrheagenic E. coli recovered from the feces of 56 New World nonhuman primates, primarily marmosets (Callithrix spp.). Seventeen of the...
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