Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is a significant cause of diarrhoeal illness in both children and adults. Genetic heterogeneity and recovery of EAEC strains from both healthy and diseased individuals complicates our understanding of EAEC pathogenesis. We wished to establish if genetic or p...

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Main Authors: Fernanda L S França, Timothy J Wells, Douglas F Browning, Raquel Tayar Nogueira, Felipe Silva Sarges, Ana Claudia Pereira, Adam F Cunningham, Kely Lucheze, Ana Claudia Paula Rosa, Ian R Henderson, Maria das Graças de Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069971
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