Molecular Characterization of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates Recovered from Children with Diarrhea during a 4-Year Period (2007 to 2010) in Bolivia

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important cause of childhood diarrhea. This study aimed to characterize ETEC strains isolated from Bolivian children aged <5 years according to enterotoxin profile, colonization factors (CFs), suggested virulence genes, and severity of disease. A tota...

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Main Authors: Gonzales, Lucia, Sanchez, Samanta, Zambrana, Silvia, Iñiguez, Volga, Wiklund, Gudrun, Svennerholm, Ann-Mari, Sjöling, Åsa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666779/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23390275
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02971-12
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