Allelic variations of intimin virulence gene (eae) in typical and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from children with and without diarrhea in a rural area of southern Mozambique.

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BACKGROUND: Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is among the major causes of childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries. The pathogenicity of EPEC strains has been associated with the expression of diverse virulence genes, therefore, it is possible that different EPEC isolates possess different pathogenic potentialities. However, there are limited data about the allelic distribution of EPEC...

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