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Genomic diversity of EPEC associated with clinical presentations of differing severity.
Nature microbiology - 18 Jan 2016
Hazen Tracy H, Donnenberg Michael S, Panchalingam Sandra, Antonio Martin, Hossain Anowar, Mandomando Inacio, Ochieng John Benjamin, Ramamurthy Thandavarayan, Tamboura Boubou, Qureshi Shahida, Quadri Farheen, Zaidi Anita, Kotloff Karen L, Levine Myron M, Barry Eileen M, Kaper James B, Rasko David A, Nataro James P
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are diarrhoeagenic E. coli, and are a significant cause of gastrointestinal illness among young children in developing countries. Typical EPEC are identified by the presence of the bundle-forming pilus encoded by a virulence plasmid, which has been linked to an increased severity of illness, while atypical EPEC lack this feature. Comparative genomics of 70 total EPEC from...
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