Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Multilocus Sequence Types in Guatemala and Mexico

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Multilocus Sequence Types in Guatemala and Mexico

The genetic backgrounds of 24 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains from Mexico and Guatemala expressing heat-stable toxin (ST) and coli surface antigen 6 (CS6) were analyzed. US travelers to these countries and resident children in Guatemala were infected by ETEC strains of sequence type...

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Main Authors: Matilda Nicklasson, John D. Klena, Claudia Rodas, August Louis Bourgeois, Olga Torres, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, Åsa Sjöling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
MLST
CS6
Escherichia coli
heat-stable toxin
sequence type
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-0979_article

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