Article
Screening for toxigenic Escherichia coli in stool samples of diarrhoeal patients by polymerase chain reaction.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences - 1 Sept 2014
Nawaz Benish, Ali Anum, Syed Muhammad Noman, Khan Abdul Basit
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are normal flora of the intestines of most animals, including humans. Most strains are harmless and beneficial to host by preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine. However, some E. coli strains can cause a wide variety of intestinal and e...
Topics
- Bacterial Toxins
- Bacteriological Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- Diarrhea
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
- Enterotoxins
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Feces
- Genotype
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
