Article
Plasmid-coded DNA fragment developed as a specific gene probe for the identification of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 1994
Debroy C, Bright B D, Wilson R A, Yealy J, Kumar R, Bhan M K
Abstract excerpt
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) is a recently discovered diarrhoeal pathogen implicated as a cause of persistent diarrhoea in children. EAggEC strains exhibit a characteristic pattern of adherence when incubated with HEp-2 cells. Because of the difficulty in identifying this group of...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Bacterial
- Diarrhea
- Diarrhea, Infantile
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Humans
- Infant
- Microscopy, Electron
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Serotyping