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Molecular Characterization of Enterotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli Collected in 2011-2012, Russia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kartsev Nikolay N, Fursova Nadezhda K, Pachkunov Dmitry M, Bannov Vasiliy A, Eruslanov Boris V, Svetoch Edward A, Dyatlov Ivan A
Abstract excerpt
Enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (ETEC) are one of the main causative agents of diarrhea in children especially in developing countries and travel diarrhoea in adults. Pathogenic properties of ETEC associated with their ability to produce a heat-stable (ST) and/or heat-labile (LT) enterotoxins, as well as adhesins providing bacterial adhesion to intestinal epithelial cells. This study presents the molecular...
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