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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
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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 bacteria, the epidemiological significance of this pathogen as a diarrhoeal agent has not been fully realised. A gene...
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