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Molecular detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates in stool samples from patients with diarrhea.
Roumanian archives of microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Usein Codruţa-Romaniţa, Tatu-Chiţoiu Dorina, Palade Andi-Marian, Ciontea Simona, Condei Maria, Nica Maria, Damian Maria
Abstract excerpt
Despite its occurence as a commensal in the human intestine, Escherichia coli is also known as a versatile gastrointestinal pathogen. Identification of diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) requires the accurate discrimination of pathogenic strains from commensal flora, and this is not an easy task if the diagnostic tools are inadequate. As the information regarding the relative contribution of DEC among other identifiable...
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