Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 strains from Brazil
- Blank, T. Eric
- Lacher, David W.
- Scaletsky, Isabel Cristina Affonso
- Zhong, Hailang
- Whittam, Thomas S.
- Donnenberg, Michael S.
Publication date
January 2003
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
issn:1080-6040 Citation count (estimate)
31Abstract
We describe two serogroup O157 Escherichia coli strains from Brazilian infants with diarrhea. A variety of assays indicate that these strains belong to the enteropathogenic, not the enterohemorrhagic, pathotype. These strains possess a novel bfpA allele encoding the type IV pilin characteristic of typical enteropathogenic E. coli strains. Our results emphasize the pitfalls of classifying pathogenic E. coli by serogroup.Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USAMichigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USAUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc
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