Article
Serotypes and colonization factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated in various countries.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Sept 1993
Blanco J, Blanco M, Gonzalez E A, Blanco J E, Alonso M P, Garabal J I, Jansen W H
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and six enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) isolated from many geographical areas were serotyped and investigated for the presence of colonization factor antigens CFA/I and CFA/II, the expression of mannose-resistant haemagglutination (MRHA) and the levels of surface hydrophobicity. CFA/I...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Toxins
- Child, Preschool
- Diarrhea
- Enterotoxins
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Hemagglutination Tests
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Serotyping
- Virulence
