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Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli as aetiologic agents of sporadic and outbreak-associated diarrhoea in Brazil.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2016
Vieira Melissa A, Dos Santos Luís F, Dias Regiane C B, Camargo Carlos H, Pinheiro Sandra R S, Gomes Tânia A T, Hernandes Rodrigo T
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are important agents of diarrhoea in industrialized as well as developing countries, such as Brazil. The hallmark of EPEC pathogenesis is the establishment of attaching and effacing lesions in enterocytes, in which pedestal-like structures are formed underneath adherent bacteria. EPEC are divided into two subgroups, typical (tEPEC) and atypical (aEPEC), based on the...
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