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Prevalence and properties of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among healthy individuals in Osaka City, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2009
Fujihara Sami, Arikawa Kentaro, Aota Tetsu, Tanaka Hiroshi, Nakamura Hiromi, Wada Takayuki, Hase Atsushi, Nishikawa Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
The etiological roles of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC), including enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC), diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC) and EAST1EC--a strain of E. coli that possesses no diarrheagenic characteristics other than the EAggEC heat-stable toxin 1 (EAST1) gene--remain controversial. To clarify the prevalence of DEC among healthy individuals in Osaka City, Japan, and to compare the virulence...
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