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Identification of Coli Surface Antigen 23, a novel adhesin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2012
Del Canto Felipe, Botkin Douglas J, Valenzuela Patricio, Popov Vsevolod, Ruiz-Perez Fernando, Nataro James P, Levine Myron M, Stine O Colin, Pop Mihai, Torres Alfredo G, Vidal Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important cause of diarrhea, mainly in developing countries. Although there are 25 different ETEC adhesins described in strains affecting humans, between 15% and 50% of the clinical isolates from different geographical regions are negative for these adhesins, suggesting that additional unidentified adhesion determinants might be present. Here, we report the discovery...
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