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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli have evolved independently as distinct complexes within the E. coli population with varying ability to cause disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chattaway Marie Anne, Jenkins Claire, Rajendram Dunstan, Cravioto Alejandro, Talukder Kaisar Ali, Dallman Tim, Underwood Anthony, Platt Steve, Okeke Iruka N, Wain John
Abstract excerpt
Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) is an established diarrhoeagenic pathotype. The association with virulence gene content and ability to cause disease has been studied but little is known about the population structure of EAEC and how this pathotype evolved. Analysis by Multi Locus Sequence Typing of 564 EAEC isolates from cases and controls in Bangladesh, Nigeria and the UK spanning the past 29 years, revealed...
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