Article
Heterogeneity among strains of diffusely adherent Escherichia coli isolated in Brazil.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Lopes Lucia M, Fabbricotti Sandra H, Ferreira Antonio J P, Kato Maria A M F, Michalski Jane, Scaletsky Isabel C A
Abstract excerpt
One hundred twelve diffusely adherent Escherichia coli strains isolated from children in a case control study were evaluated for virulence-associated characteristics, serotyping, antibiotic resistance, and plasmid profiles. Half of the strains hybridized with the probes for icuA (aerobactin) and fimH (type 1 pili); daaE (F1845 fimbriae), afa (afimbrial Dr adhesin), agg-3A (aggregative adhesion fimbria type III...
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