Proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain TW11681 in stools of experimentally infected human volunteers

Proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain TW11681 in stools of experimentally infected human volunteers

Abstract Background As part of the effort to develop an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) human challenge model for testing new heat-stable toxin (ST)-based vaccine candidates, a controlled human infection model study based on the ST-producing ETEC strain TW11681 was undertaken. Here, we estim...

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Main Authors: Oda Barth Vedøy, Kurt Hanevik, Sunniva Todnem Sakkestad, Halvor Sommerfelt, Hans Steinsland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Human volunteers
Experimental infection
Diarrhea
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Heat-stable enterotoxin
Controlled human infection model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-018-0273-6

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