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Allelic variation in colonization factor CS6 of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from patients with acute diarrhoea and controls.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2010
Sabui Subrata, Ghosal Abhisek, Dutta Sanjucta, Ghosh Avishek, Ramamurthy T, Nataro James P, Hamabata T, Chatterjee Nabendu Sekhar
Abstract excerpt
Colonization factor antigens (CFAs) are important virulence factors in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). Using a multiplex PCR and RT-PCR, this study tested the presence of common colonization factor-encoding genes and their expression in 50 ETEC strains isolated from stool specimens. The samples were from patients (children) with acute diarrhoea (cases) admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital...
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