Typical and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli bacterial translocation associated with tissue hypoperfusion in rats

Although enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are well-recognized diarrheal agents, their ability to translocate and cause extraintestinal alterations is not known. We investigated whether a typical EPEC (tEPEC) and an atypical EPEC (aEPEC) strain translocate and cause microcirculation injury un...

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Main Authors: A.M.A. Liberatore, F.C. Moreira, T.A.T. Gomes, J.L. Menchaca-Diaz, I.H.J. Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001000007&lng=en&tlng=en